Married, and father of three sons, all of whom became priests.
Widower.
141st pope, elected by the party of John Crescentius during a time of great political turmoil in Rome.
He reigned less than five months.
Little is known of his short pontificate.
![[Pope John XVII]](pope0141.jpg "11kb jpg detail of a portrait of Pope John XVII, date unknown, artist unknown; please do not write to ask about the image")
