Pope John XV


John XV
Bishop of Rome
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy beganAugust 985
Papacy endedMarch 996
PredecessorJohn XIV
SuccessorGregory V
Personal details
Born
DiedMarch 996
Rome, Papal States
Other popes named John
Pope John XV is mentioned in the Dagome iudex, one of the earliest written records of the nation of Poland.

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.