Pope Pius II (Latin: Pius PP. II, Italian: Pio II), born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini (Latin: Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus; 18 October 1405 – 14 August...

Pope Pius III (Italian: Pio III, Latin: Pius Tertius; 9 May 1439 – 18 October 1503), born Francesco Todeschini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler...

Pope Pius may refer to: Pope Pius I (c. 140–154; officially listed as 142/146 – 157/161) Pope Pius II (1458–1464) Pope Pius III (1503) Pope Pius IV (1559–1565)...

Stephen Tomašević made an alliance with the Hungarians and asked Pope Pius II for help in the face of an impending Ottoman invasion. In 1463, after a...

During World War II Pius saw his primary obligation as being to ensure the continuation of the "Church visible" and its divine mission. Pius XII lobbied world...

expedition against John II of Anjou (r. 1453–1470). In 1463, he was earmarked to be the chief commander of the crusading forces of Pope Pius II, but the Pope died...

a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church during the reigns of Popes Pius II, Paul II and Sixtus IV. Born in Mantua on 15 March 1444, Francesco Gonzaga was...

son pontificat. Vol I, II. Paris Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pius IX. Wikisource has original works by or about: Pius IX Wikiquote has quotations...

in Wallachia. To provide an explanation for Vlad's imprisonment to Pope Pius II and the Venetians (who had sent money to finance a campaign against the...

Thomas travelled to Rome, where he was received and provided for by Pope Pius II. His hopes of retaking the Morea never materialized and he died in Rome...

Papal Curia at the time and served as an advisor to Pius. Construction started about 1459. Pope Pius II consecrated the Duomo on 29 August 1462, during his...

Pope Pius II (r. 1458–1464) created thirteen new cardinals in three consistories: Angelo Capranica, bishop of Rieti – cardinal priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme...

under Pius II. Barbo had a marked propensity to enjoy dressing up in sumptuous ecclesiastical finery. Barbo was elected to succeed Pope Pius II by the...

1458 Pius II convokes a Diet of Princes at Mantua to proclaim a new crusade in 1459 Pius II canonizes Saint Catherine of Siena in 1461 Pius II arrives...

decree of 13 April 1866, Pope Pius IX declared Catherine of Siena to be a co-patroness of Rome. On 18 June 1939 Pope Pius XII named her a joint patron...

decision making. The Italian humanist Enea Silvio Piccolomini, later Pope Pius II, who at one time worked at Frederick's court, described the Emperor as...

subsequent Fourth Anti-Hussite Crusade. Crusade of Pius II. The Crusade of Pius II (1464). At age 60, Pius II took the cross in 1464 and departed for Ancona...

amongst the humanists and churchmen of that era: Crusade or dialogue. Pope Pius II strongly advocated for another Crusade, while the German Nicholas of Cusa...

amantibus) (1444) is a novel by Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini, the future Pope Pius II. It is one of the earliest examples of an epistolary novel, full of erotic...

Pope Marcellus II did not canonize any saints. Pope Paul IV did not canonize any saints. Pope Pius IV did not canonize any saints. Pope Pius V canonized...

2011-10-18.[self-published source] Weber, Nicholas Aloysius (1911). "Pope Pius II" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York:...

Hans-Adam II (Johannes Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marco d'Aviano Pius; born 14 February 1945) is the Prince of Liechtenstein. He is the son of Prince...

(rebuilt as an "ideal town" in the 15th century under the patronage of Pope Pius II), Radicofani (home to the notorious brigand-hero Ghino di Tacco) and Montalcino...

published in full until 1940. 1442 – Enea Piccolomini, the future Pope Pius II, arrives at the court of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, in Vienna,...

complete copy has been sold since 1978. In March 1455, the future Pope Pius II wrote that he had seen pages from the Gutenberg Bible displayed in Frankfurt...

elected as his successor Cardinal Enea Silvio Piccolomini who took the name Pius II. Pope Callixtus III, the first pope of the House of Borgia, died on August...

Vatican City pursued a policy of neutrality during World War II under the leadership of Pope Pius XII. Although the city of Rome was occupied by Germany from...

Breviary by Pope Pius X St. Pius X Seminary, Philippines Pope Pius X, patron saint archive Pius X High School, Nebraska, United States Pius X High School...

book written by Niccolò Machiavelli, where he describes the reign of Pope Pius II, who had allied himself with the Venetians and Prince Vlad Dracula, to...

V. Pius V died on 1 May 1572. Pius V suffered from bladder stones, a condition for which he was unwilling to have an operation. Additionally, Pius V fasted...