Martin V

American  

noun

1. Oddone Colonna, 1368–1431, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1417–31.

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Martin V British  

noun

1. original name Oddone Colonna. 1368–1431, pope (1417–31). His election at the Council of Constance brought to an end the Great Schism

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In 1417, the Council chose a new pope, Martin V, ending the Great Schism but leaving the papacy greatly weakened.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

In 1428, by order of Pope Martin V, his bones were exhumed and burned, and the ashes thrown into the river Swale.

From The World's Great Sermons, Volume 01 Basil to Calvin by Kleiser, Grenville

Pope Martin V elected by the Council of Constance; end of the schism.

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

For a curious evasion, sanctioned by Popes Martin V and Calixtus III when Church corporations became money-lenders, see H. C. Lea on The Ecclesiastical Treatment of Usury, in the Yale Review for February, 1894.

From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson

The Colonna and the Orsini were also at warfare, and when a member of the former family was elevated to the papacy under the name of Martin V, they despoiled property of the Orsini.

From Italy, the Magic Land by Whiting, Lilian