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Brewer's: Veni, Creator Spiritus
A hymn of the Roman Breviary used on the Feast of Pentecost. It has been ascribed to Charlemagne, but Mone thinks that Pope Gregory I. was the author. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Pius VII
(Encyclopedia) Pius VII, 1740–1823, pope (1800–1823), an Italian named Barnaba Chiaramonti, b. Cesena; successor of Pius VI, who had created him cardinal in 1785. He conducted himself ably during the…The Iliad of Homer: Pope's Preface to the Iliad of Homer
Introduction. Pope's Preface to the Iliad of Homer Homer is universally allowed to have had the greatest invention of any writer whatever. The praise of judgment Virgil has justly…John POPE, Congress, KY (1770-1845)
Senate Years of Service: 1807-1813 Party: Democratic Republican POPE John , a Senator and a Representative from Kentucky; born in Prince William County, Va., in 1770; completed preparatory…Nathaniel POPE, Congress, IL (1784-1850)
POPE Nathaniel , a Delegate from Illinois Territory; born in Louisville, Ky., January 5, 1784; attended Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky.; studied law; was admitted to the bar; settled…Pope Francis, the Papacy, and the Roman Catholic Church
compiled by Catherine McNiff Pope Francis Jose Mario Bergoglio (1936–), pope (2013–) Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina Update: Pope Benedict XVI steps down from papacy…John VIII, pope
(Encyclopedia) John VIII, d. 882, pope (872–82), a Roman; successor of Adrian II. John strenuously opposed the activities of St. Ignatius of Constantinople in Bulgaria. When Ignatius died, John…1000–1099 <span class="small" >(A.D.)</span> World History
Mesa VerdeCliff Dwellings(c. 1000–1300)Pete MaioCathedral and Tower at PisaTasha Vincentc. 1000–1300Classic Pueblo period of Anasazi culture; cliff dwellings.c. 1000Hungary and Scandinavia…Brewer's: Canossa
Canossa, in the duchy of Modena, is where (in the winter of 1076-7) Kaiser Heinrich IV. went to humble himself before Pope Gregory VII. (Hildebrand). Has the Czar gone to Canossa? Is he…Brewer's: Inquisition
A court instituted to inquire into offences against the Roman Catholic religion. Fully established by Pope Gregory IX. in 1235. It was most active in Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Those…Trending
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