Anacletus

How to use Anacletus in a sentence

• As he advanced, Anacletus was rapidly deserted by his supporters, and shortly afterwards solved the difficulty by his death.

  The World's Greatest Books, Vol X | Various

• There are ruins of the castle constructed in the 9th or 10th century, in which the antipope Anacletus II.

  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 | Various

• During the late schism, Tivoli had sided with Anacletus, and on his death still refused to acknowledge Innocent.

  Pope Adrian IV | Richard Raby

• Anacletus stayed in Rome, but Innocent crossed the Alps, and a council was summoned at tampes to decide upon his title.

  The Law of Civilization and Decay | Brooks Adams

• Pope Anacletus speaks of patriarchs, metropolitans, and primates long before they arose.

  The Rise of the Mediaeval Church | Alexander Clarence Flick