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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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  • from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010. "Pope Silvester II". Catholic Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    Pope Sylvester I (redirect from Silvester I)
    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...
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  • reconciled with the Church after negotiations with Gregory's successor Pope Silvester II. Joseph Gignac, "Anathema" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1907) "Ordo...
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    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...
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    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...
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    988), seconded by the monk Gerbert (afterwards (from 999 to 1003) Pope Silvester II), founded schools which taught the classical "liberal arts". (Adalberon...
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    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...
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  • legends of the existence of "Brazen Heads", such as those involving Pope Silvester II (d. 1003 AD), Albertus Magnus (1198–1280), and Roger Bacon (1214–1294)...
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  • Christianity. The origin of this title dates from around 1000 A.D. when Pope Silvester II conferred it upon Saint Stephen I (975–1038), the first Christian king...
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    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...
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  • (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...
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  • 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)...
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    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...
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    nominated for the same role 40 years prior. He also starred in the sequel Creed II (2018) and portrayed Stakar Ogord in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians...
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  • Frederick John Silvester (born 20 September 1933) is a retired British Conservative Party politician. The son of William Thomas Silvester and Kathleen Gertrude...
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  • as redacting documents. The role of cancellarius first appears under Silvester II. The cancellarius produced documents for the pope, while the bibliotecarius...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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  • Silvester Šereš (Serbian Cyrillic: Силвестер Сереш, Hungarian: Sörös Szilveszter; 7 March 1918 – 20 January 2000) was a Yugoslav footballer of Hungarian...
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  • Look up sylvester in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sylvester or Silvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective silvestris meaning "wooded" or...
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    Peter Silvester (1734 – October 15, 1808) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, and...
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  • Silvester Harding (also Sylvester) (25 July 1745 – 12 August 1809) was an English artist and publisher. Harding was born at Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire...
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    He is the seventh of Patriarch of Alexandria of Cretan origin after Silvester, Meletius Pigas, Cyrillos Lucaris, Gerasimus Palladas, Gerasimus Spartaliotis...
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    Silvester Jourdain (fl. 1600 - d. 1650), was an English traveler who became a colonist at the Jamestown, Virginia settlement. During the journey in 1609...
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    The Saint Silvester Road Race (Portuguese: Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre) is a long-distance running event, the oldest and most prestigious street...
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