At the intersection of Via dei Santi Quattro and Via dei Querceti; there is a locked shrine; inside which is a Madonna and child icon; said to commemorate the Papessa Giovanna; the female pope Joan (La Papesse Jeanne; Papstin Johanna). The legend says that during an Easter procession in Rome in the Celio neighborhood (heading to the Basilica of St. John Lateran); she fell from her horse and went into sudden labor; giving birth to a baby boy on the spot; to the shock of all around her.Today; that spot; not far from the Colosseum; is known as the Vicus Papissa; the female pope street. Legend says that all future papal processions have intentionally avoided this intersection due to the bad memories associated with it.Pope Joan (Ioannes Anglicus; 855-857) was; according to legend; a woman who reigned as pope for a few years during the Middle Ages.Rome; Italy. 2020.