Pope Sylvester II (Latin: Silvester II; c. 946 – 12 May 1003), originally known as Gerbert of Aurillac, was a scholar and teacher who served as the bishop...

Praeneste; Peter, a deacon; and Andrew, a secundicerius. John XVII succeeded Silvester II as pope on 16 May 1003. He was nominated to the papacy by John Crescentius...

Pope Sylvester I (also Silvester, 285 – 31 December 335) was the bishop of Rome from 31 January 314 until his death on 31 December 335. He filled the...

from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010. "Pope Silvester II". Catholic Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010...

the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka around 270 BC. They also claimed that Pope Silvester II had met the Nine Unknown, and that nineteenth-century French colonial...

People with Gerbert as given name: Gerbert of Aurillac, who became Pope Silvester II Gerbert de Montreuil, French poet of the thirteenth century Gerbert Moritsevich...

reconciled with the Church after negotiations with Gregory's successor Pope Silvester II. Joseph Gignac, "Anathema" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1907) "Ordo...

no French person has been elected pope. Pope Silvester II (999–1003): Gerbert of Aurillac Pope Urban II (1088–1099): Otho of Lagery (or Otto or Odo) Pope...

through their part in the Norman conquest of southern Italy. In 1130, Roger II of Hauteville, was made the first King of Sicily. His male-line descendants...

captured the original crown (supposedly donated to king Stephen I by Pope Silvester II in 1000) from King Samuel Aba in 1045 after the Battle of Ménfő and had...

988), seconded by the monk Gerbert (afterwards (from 999 to 1003) Pope Silvester II), founded schools which taught the classical "liberal arts". (Adalberon...

Saint Sylvester's Day, also known as Silvester or the Feast of Saint Sylvester, is the day of the feast of Pope Sylvester I, a saint who served as Pope...

of decadence, which ended only in 999 when emperor Otto III selected Silvester II as pope. Upon the death of Emperor Otto III in 1002, one of late Berengar's...

Some early legends of the existence of "Brazen Heads" involved Pope Silvester II (d. 1003 AD), Albertus Magnus (1198–1280), and Roger Bacon (1214–1294)...

The Saint Silvester Road Race (Portuguese: Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre) is a long-distance running event, the oldest and most prestigious street...

(1290–1349)[4] Alexander Gerard (1728–1795)[2][4] Gerbert of Aurillac (or Pope Silvester II) (c. 950–1003)[2][4] Giacinto Sigismondo Gerdil (1718–1802)[4] Jean Gerson...

was Slovak. Following his victory, Stephen received a crown from Pope Silvester II and he was crowned as the first King of Hungary in 1000 or 1001. The...

Pope Sylvester, or Silvester may refer to: Pope Sylvester I (314–335) Pope Sylvester II (999–1003) Pope Sylvester III (1045) Antipope Sylvester IV (1105–1111)...

Christianity. The origin of this title dates from about A.D. 1000 when Pope Silvester II conferred it upon Saint Stephen I (975–1038), the first Christian king...

have been a gift from Pope Silvester II, upon Stephen's 1001 coronation. Empress Maria Theresa and her son, Emperor Joseph II, made several political concessions...

Frederick John Silvester (born 20 September 1933) is a retired British Conservative Party politician. The son of William Thomas Silvester and Kathleen Gertrude...

1979, he wrote, starred, and directed (replacing John G. Avildsen) in Rocky II. The sequel became a major success, grossing US$200 million. In 1981, he starred...

SS Peter Silvester, was an American merchant marine ship built for the United States Maritime Commission. She was operated by the Pacific Far East Line...

Look up sylvester in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sylvester or Silvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective silvestris meaning "wooded" or...

Silvester Šereš (Serbian Cyrillic: Силвестер Сереш, Hungarian: Sörös Szilveszter; 7 March 1918 – 20 January 2000) was a Yugoslav footballer of Hungarian...

as redacting documents. The role of cancellarius first appears under Silvester II. The cancellarius produced documents for the pope, while the bibliotecarius...

He is the seventh of Patriarch of Alexandria of Cretan origin after Silvester, Meletius Pigas, Cyrillos Lucaris, Gerasimus Palladas, Gerasimus Spartaliotis...

takes the role of a knight of King Arthur. Reception Silvester, Niko (May 19, 2002). "Arthur's Knights II: The Secret of Merlin". The Electric Playground....

Silvester Jourdain (fl. 1600 - d. 1650), was an English traveler who became a colonist at the Jamestown, Virginia settlement. During the journey in 1609...

France (r. 936-954). He studied at Reims under Gerbert, afterwards Pope Silvester II, who taught him mathematics, history, letters and eloquence. He was also...