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[[uk:Іоанн XVII]]
[[zh:若望十七世]]
image=[[Image:Papa Joao XVII.jpg|150px]]|
birth_name=Sicco|
term_start=[[June 13]], [[1003]]|
term_end=December, 1003|
predecessor=[[Pope Silvester II|Silvester II]]|
successor=[[Pope John XVIII|John XVIII]]|
birth_date=???|
birthplace=[[Rome]], [[Italy]]|
dead=dead|death_date=December, 1003|
deathplace=[[Rome]], [[Italy]]|
other=John}}
'''John XVII''' (died December, 1003), born in '''Sicco''', was a native of [[Rome]] who succeeded [[Pope Silvester II]] (999–1003) as [[Pope]] on [[June 13]], 1003, but died less than five months later. Before entering the [[priest]]hood, Sicco had been married and had three sons who also became [[bishop]]s.
John XVII was nominated to the papacy by [[John Crescentius]], a Roman noble who held power in the city in opposition to Emperor [[Otto III]] (983–1002). John XVII's successor, [[Pope John XVIII]] (1004–09), was also selected by Crescentius.
The previous legitimate Pope John is generally considered to be [[John XV]] (985–996). [[John XVI]] (997–998) was an [[antipope]], according to conventional wisdom, and thus his regnal number XVI should have been reused. But this did not occur, and the sequencing has never been corrected.
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