tom izbicki wrote: P. Stanford, the she-pope: a quest for the truth behind the mystery of Pope Joan (London: Heinmann, 1998). [If anyone reads this book, I'd be curious to know if it is a serious inquiry into the legend - tmi] I haven't read *this* one but can indicate you another, serious, one: Alain Boureau. La papesse Jeanne. Paris 1988. Ed. Aubier. Greetings, Niklaus Schatzmann