John XV | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | August 985 |
| Papacy ended | March 996 |
| Predecessor | John XIV |
| Successor | Gregory V |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | March 996 Rome, Papal States |
| Other popes named John | |
Pope John XV (Latin: Iohannes XV; died March 996) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from August 985 until his death. A Roman by birth, he was the first pope who canonized a saint. The origins of the investiture controversy stem from John XV's pontificate, when the dispute about the deposition of Archbishop Arnulf of Reims soured the relationship between the Capetian kings of France and the Holy See.