# Pope John XV - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-xv
Pontificate: 20 August 985 – 1 April 996
Number in the papal list: 137
Born-Died: c. 1000 - 996
Papal era: Ottonian & Tusculan Papacy
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_XV

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. First pope to formally canonize a saint.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Antipope Boniface VII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/antipope-boniface-vii-984)
- Next in list: [Pope Gregory V](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-gregory-v)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 988 - [Baptism of Kievan Rus'](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/988-baptism-of-kievan-rus)
- 993 - [First papal canonization](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/993-first-papal-canonization)