John, canon of the Lateran
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- For other deacons of this name, see John the Deacon
John, known as canon of the Lateran or deacon of the Lateran, was a medieval Roman deacon, canon and religious chronicler. John lived in the second half of the 12th century, and served as a deacon and canon of the Basilica of St. John Lateran. He compiled a work on this papal basilica, and dedicated it, in the preface, to Pope Alexander III (1159-81), thereby indicating the date of its composition. It was obviously a secondary object of the author in composing this work to support the canons of the Lateran in their dispute for precedence with the canons of St. Peter's Basilica.
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- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
- ed. Mabillon, Iter Italicum, II, 560-76; P.L., CXCIV, 1543-50
