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 • Sep. 14, 2015

The Emperor Henry IV knelt penitentially in the snows of Canossa before Pope Gregory VII; France's King Philip the Fair, a few centuries later, made a virtual prisoner of Boniface VIII.

From Time Magazine Archive

The quarrel between Philip the Fair of France and Pope Boniface VIII, concerning the taxation of the clergy, and the right of nomination to vacant bishoprics within the dominions of Philip, had far-reaching effects.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter

This was the election to the Papacy, in 1294, of Benedetto Guatani, known to history as Boniface VIII.

From Dante: His Times and His Work by Butler, Arthur John

At the jubilee of Pope Boniface VIII, in 1300, a plenary indulgence was granted to all who made a pilgrimage to Rome.

From Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation by Dau, W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore)