"On'na-Kyoukou Yohan'na (ge)" by Donna Woolfolk Cross [translated by SAKATA Yumiko]

The second book of the Japanese version of "Pope Joan".

When she almost comes out that she is a woman, she escaped again, and she came to Rome. She began to work as a doctor in Rome, and her fame was spread. One day she was called to Pope Sergius, and she cured his gout, and got his trust. After the assassinations of Popes Sergius and Leo III, she was elected as a Pope...

The Pope Joan seems to be well-known in Middle Ages, but today most historians treated it only as a legend and, she was not a real person. Of course, Curia does not accept the existence of her, the first and the only female Pope. This story seems to be a film and it will appear in 2009?

(Finished reading on Dec.29, 2007)


c.f.
The book "Pope Joan"s page

The more detailed Japanese version of this article is here!

Japanese character(s) (kanji)
* Donna Woolfolk Cross : ドナ・Ｗ・クロス
* On'na-Kyoukou Yohan'na (ge) : 女教皇ヨハンナ（下）