John XXII
Pope John XXII (Latin: Ioannes XXII; c. 1244 – 1334), born Jacques Duèze was Pope from 1316 to his death, succeeding Clement V.
Biography
Papal career
In 1322, John declared the Franciscans' vow of poverty to be illegal, claiming that Jesus Christ had owned property and encouraged his followers to do the same. This meant that the Franciscans were forced to collect money and land which would go to the Pope.[1][2] He is responsible for approving the return of the Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order under a different name, the Order of Christ, which was facilitated by King Denis of Portugal, under the Papal Bull Ad ea ex quibus.
Legacy
In a 2012 Animus 2.0 Database entry on Santa Croce, written by Shaun Hastings, he included the Pope's legal declaration within.[1] It was later included in Abstergo Entertainment's Database entry as well in 2014 for the Identity Project.[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Identity (mentioned in Database entry only)