Pius II
Enea Silvio de Piccolomini, 1405–64, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1458–64.
- Literary name Aeneas Silvius.
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After the revival of letters and arts in the fifteenth century, the lamentations poured out in the time of Pius II.
Old Rome | Robert BurnThe papal view of the permission to use the cup, as set forth by Pius II.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II | Henry Charles LeaThe papal throne has seldom been better filled than by Pius II.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3) | James Dennistoun"A little worm-wood can pollute a hive of honey," was one of the wise sayings of Pius II.
Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 | Augustus J. C. HareHe carried with him an ample store of money, part of which he invested in a bull from Pius II.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III | Henry Charles Lea
British Dictionary definitions for Pius II
/ (ˈpaɪəs) /
pen name Aeneas Silvius, original name Enea Silvio de' Piccolomini. 1405–64, Italian ecclesiastic, humanist, poet, and historian; pope (1458–64)
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