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Eugenius III

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Or Eugene III

noun

  1. Bernardo Pignatelli or Paganelli, died 1153, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1145–53.


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According to the report which he subsequently drew up at the request of Eugenius III, the points discussed were the procession of the Holy Ghost, the use of unleavened bread and the claims of Rome.

From The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304 by D. J. (Dudley Julius) Medley

They were brought to Ireland by a legate specially commissioned by Pope Eugenius III.,

From St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh by Hugh Jackson Lawlor

Such was the origin of the Order of the Gilbertins, the approbation of which he procured from pope Eugenius III.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler

Dugdale says, that when first founded it was a priory, and the monks were introduced from the monastery of Kirkham; but was changed into an abbey by Pope Eugenius III.,

From Notes and Queries, Number 211, November 12, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell

A few years before his death, Bernard had the gratification of seeing one of his own disciples raised to the papal chair, as Pope Eugenius III.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

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