Boniface VIII

American  

noun

1. Benedetto Caetani, c1235–1303, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1294–1303.

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Boniface VIII British  

noun

1. original name Benedict Caetano . ?1234–1303, pope (1294–1303)

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Example Sentences

Instead, he was imprisoned by his successor, Boniface VIII, whom Dante placed in one of the lower circles of Hell.

From The New Yorker

The next effort made in England to enforce enclosure upon nuns was the result of Boniface VIII’s Bull Periculoso.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1298 they had supported the appeal of the men of Carcassonne to Boniface VIII., and throughout the whole of Bernard’s agitation the Franciscan convents are seen to be rallying-points of the opposition.

From Project Gutenberg

Under the legislation of Boniface VIII. and Clement V. it was natural that the first quarter of the fourteenth century should witness a revival of the episcopal Inquisition.

From Project Gutenberg

So we have lived to see the day when the author of the above lines is represented as the herald of a party which has treated so shamefully the gentle successor of Boniface VIII.,

From Project Gutenberg