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Definition of Bartolomeo Prignano
1. Noun. Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389).
Generic synonyms: Bishop Of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, Pontiff, Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar Of Christ
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bartolomeo Prignano
Literary usage of Bartolomeo Prignano
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"His name was Bartolomeo Prignano, and at the time of his election he was Archbishop
of Bari. On the-death of Gregory XL (1378), who had finally returned ..."
2. Chambers' Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1874)
"His name was Bartolomeo Prignano, and at the time of his election he was Archbishop
of Bari. On the-death of Gregory XL (1378), who had finally returned ..."
3. History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages: Der Wendepunkt der Renaissance by Woldemar von Seidlitz, Ferdinand Gregorovius, Annie Hamilton (1906)
"Urban vi., Bartolomeo Prignano ascended the sacred chair 137s-^3s* as Urban VI.
on April 18, 1378, and the united ..."
4. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1912)
"Urban VL (Bartolomeo Prignano): Pope 1378- 1389. He was born at Naples about
1318, studied canon law, became archbishop of ..."
5. The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor (1906)
"... and as no one of the three parties was sufficiently powerful to carry the day,
all united in favour of Bartolomeo Prignano, Archbishop of-Barj, ..."