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

Colonna, the, 76; quarrel with Boniface VIII, 146; Pope Martin V, 220; custom in their palace, 277, 278.

From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Sedgwick, Henry Dwight

Basel, Council of, a celebrated œcumenical council of the Church, convoked by Pope Martin V and his successor Eugenius IV.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

This church was consecrated in the year 1420, by Pope Martin V, as is seen in an inscription on marble on the righthand pillar of the principal chapel, which runs thus: A.D.

From Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 01 (of 10), Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi by De Vere, Gaston du C.

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