The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Benedict ( X ) 94 save the Holy See from Benedict's scandalous conduct ; he became pope as Gregory VI ( May 1045 ) . In the following year , however , both Bene- dict and Sylvester returned to Rome , each claiming to be pope instead of ...
Benedict ( X ) 94 save the Holy See from Benedict's scandalous conduct ; he became pope as Gregory VI ( May 1045 ) . In the following year , however , both Bene- dict and Sylvester returned to Rome , each claiming to be pope instead of ...
Page 95
Benedict XIII , pope from 1724 to 1730 , detail from his tomb monument by Carlo Marchionni , 1734 ; in the church of ... Benedict's reign . Pa- pal relations with the Bourbon monarchies of France and Spain , made difficult by the belief ...
Benedict XIII , pope from 1724 to 1730 , detail from his tomb monument by Carlo Marchionni , 1734 ; in the church of ... Benedict's reign . Pa- pal relations with the Bourbon monarchies of France and Spain , made difficult by the belief ...
Page 96
Benedict , Ruth 96 and later to a cave in the rocks beside the lake then existing near the ruins of Nero's palace above Subiaco , 40 miles east of Rome in the foothills of the Abruzzi . There he lived alone for three years , furnished ...
Benedict , Ruth 96 and later to a cave in the rocks beside the lake then existing near the ruins of Nero's palace above Subiaco , 40 miles east of Rome in the foothills of the Abruzzi . There he lived alone for three years , furnished ...
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Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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