Eugenius III

American  

Or Eugene III

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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 Butler, Alban

Eugenius III, born at Pisa, was a disciple of St. Bernard of Clairvaux.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

Certainly the Pope, Eugenius III it was, 13urged them to it, but so they had been urged to fight against Saladin without arousing enthusiasm.

From Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition by Hutton, Edward

He died at Chalons of a disease contracted while attending a council of Pope Eugenius III.

From Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Fisher, A. Hugh (Alfred Hugh)

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 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)