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John XXIII John XXIII- Antipope. (1370-1419) John XXII, Pope John XXII, Pope- Born at Cahors in 1249; enthroned, 5 September, 1316; died at Avignon, 4 December, 1334. John XIV, Pope John XIV, Pope- After the death of Benedict VII, Bishop Peter Campanora of Pavia, earlier imperial chancellor of Italy, was elected pope with the consent of Emperor Otto II, and t… John XIII, Pope John XIII, Pope- Date of birth unknown; enthroned on 1 Oct., 965; d. 6 Sept., 972. John XII, Pope John XII, Pope- Date of birth unknown; reigned 955-64. John XI, Pope John XI, Pope- Reigned 931-935. John X, Pope John X, Pope- Born at Tossignano, Romagna; enthroned, 914; died at Rome, 928. John IX, Pope John IX, Pope- Reigned 898-900. John VIII, Pope John VIII, Pope- Reigned 872-82. John VII, Pope John VII, Pope- Reigned 705-707. Jesuits, History of the (1814-1912) Jesuits, History of the (1814-1912)- Pius VII had resolved to restore the Society during his captivity in France; and after his return to Rome he did so with little delay. Jesuits, History of the (1773-1814) Jesuits, History of the (1773-1814)- The execution of the Brief of Suppression having been largely left to local bishops, there was room for a good deal of variety in the treatmen… Jesuits, Suppression of the (1750-1773) Jesuits, Suppression of the (1750-1773)- The most difficult part of the history of the Society. Jesuits, History of the (pre-1750) Jesuits, History of the (pre-1750)- Includes details of activities in various countries. Jesuits, Distinguished Jesuits, Distinguished- A list without details of the Jesuits. Does include links to articles when there is one about the person. Jovellanos, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Gaspar Melchor de- Spanish statesman and man of letters, at Gijon, Asturias, 5 Jan., 1744, d. at Puerto de Vega on the borders of Asturias, 27 Nov., 1811. Jesuit Generals Prior to the Suppression Jesuit Generals Prior to the Suppression- Details of several who held the position. Jennings, Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings, Sir Patrick Alfred- An Australian statesman, b. at Newry, Ireland, 1831; d. July, 1897. Juste Juste- The name conventionally applied to a family of Italian sculptors, whose real name was Betti, originally from San Martino a Mensola, near Florence. Jolly, Philipp Johann Gustav von Jolly, Philipp Johann Gustav von- German physicist, born at Mannheim, 26 September, 1809; died at Munich, 24 December, 1884. Judges, The Book of Judges, The Book of- The seventh book of the Old Testament, second of the Early Prophets of the Hebrew canon. Juliopolis Juliopolis- Titular see in the province of Bithynia Secunda, suffragan of Nicaea. Jocelin Jocelin- Cistercian monk and Bishop of Glasgow; d. at Melrose Abbey in 1199. Jovinianus Jovinianus- An opponent of Christian asceticism in the fourth century, condemned as a heretic (390). Jordan, The Jordan, The- Formed at a point about five and a half miles below Banias, by the junction of three streams, the Jordan enters Lake Hûleh about nine and a third miles lower down. Judica Sunday Judica Sunday- Name given to the fifth Sunday of Lent, and derived from the first words of the Introit of that day. Jussieu, De Jussieu, De- Name of five French botanists. Jouvancy, Joseph de Jouvancy, Joseph de- Poet, pedagogue, philologist, and historian, b. at Paris, 14 September, 1643; d. at Rome, 29 May, 1719. Jubilee, Holy Year of Jubilee, Holy Year of- Background information relating to the Jubilee. Judge, Ecclesiastical Judge, Ecclesiastical- An ecclesiastical person who possesses ecclesiastical jurisdiction either in general or in the strict sense.