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Jean de Mailly's story was picked up by his fellow Dominican Etienne de Bourbon, who adapted it for his work on the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost.

However, the legend gained its greatest prominence when it appeared in the third recension ( edited revision ) of Martin of Opava's Chronicon Pontificum et Imperatorum later in the 13th century.

This version, which may have been by Martin himself, is the first to attach a name to the figure, indicating that she was known as " John Anglicus " or " John of Mainz.

" It also changes the date from the 11th to the 9th century, indicating that Joan reigned between Leo IV and Benedict III in the 850s.

According to the Chronicon: