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Definition of Aeneas Silvius
1. Noun. Italian pope from 1458 to 1464 who is remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to lead a crusade against the Turks (1405-1464).
Generic synonyms: Bishop Of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, Pontiff, Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar Of Christ
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aeneas Silvius
Literary usage of Aeneas Silvius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Christian Church by Wilhelm Ernst Möller (1893)
"But Aeneas Silvius, who was now in the service of Frederick III. and his Chancellor
Schirk, and had arrived in Rome before the electoral ambassadors, ..."
2. The English Historical Review by JSTOR (Organization), Oxford Journals (Oxford University Press), Mandell Creighton, Justin Winsor, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Reginald Lane Poole, John Goronwy Edwards (1909)
"This, taken in close connexion with his wonderful gift of expression, seems to
be the key to the character and career of Aeneas Silvius. ..."
3. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1904)
"Aeneas Silvius had stated with the utmost clearness thirteen years before he
became Pope that no one in the Curia any longer thought of reformation. ..."
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