Vitalian
Americannoun
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In the Seventh Century Pope Vitalian recommended an organ for churches with a view to improving the singing of congregations.
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Eugenius died in 657, and was succeeded by Pope Vitalian, after a vacancy of a month and 29 days.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.
These furious but transient seditions were encouraged by the success of Vitalian, who, with an army of Huns and Bulgarians, for the most part idolaters, declared himself the champion of the Catholic faith.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 by Milman, Henry Hart
The ruin of Vitalian was a work of more difficulty and danger.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 by Milman, Henry Hart
Vitalian, Pope, elected in 657, 229; receives as sovereign of Rome the emperor Constans II.,
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.
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