Person

Pope John XIII

head of the Catholic Church

b. 930 CE – d. 972 CE World The Middle of The Earth

Pope John XIII (Latin: Ioannes XIII; c. 930/935 – 6 September 972) is the head of the Catholic Church from October 1, 965 to his death in 972.

His pontificate is caught up in the continuing conflict between the Emperor, Otto I, and the Roman nobility.