States of the Church
Britishplural noun
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He selected as his agent in the attempt to regain possession of the States of the Church the Cardinal Albornoz, a Spaniard of courage and experience.
From Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
I was born in the small city of S————, in the States of the Church, not far from the Neapolitan frontier.
From Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century by Garibaldi, Giuseppe
The "States of the Church" began their long history, the history of "the temporal power."
From The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 by Hutton, William Holden
He had nothing to do with the subterranean forces at work in the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, in the States of the Church, and in truth all over the Peninsula.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by Morley, John
The value of this work was increased by a carefully prepared map of the States of the Church.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
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