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Pope John XIV (Latin: Ioannes XIV; died 20 August 984) was Pope from December 983 to his death in 984. He was the successor to Pope Benedict VII.John XIV was born at Pavia and before his elevation to the papal chair was imperial chancellor of Emperor Otto II yet still only the latter’s second choice for pope.His original name was Pietro Canepanova but he took the name John XIV to avoid being linked to St.
