States of the Church

British  

plural noun

1. another name for the Papal States

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Example Sentences

During his short pontificate the States of the Church suffered dire calamities, famine, epidemic and a fresh outbreak of brigandage.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

Men witnessed the singular spectacle of an expedition against Ireland being fitted out on the coasts of the States of the Church.

From A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) by Ranke, Leopold von

A map of Italy as late as the year 1860 shows the same region still marked "States of the Church."

From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey

Here, in Rome, he is reported to have said, “In order to recover two fractions of the States of the Church, they are pricking on to a war against the world—but they will lose all.”

From Letters From Rome on the Council by D?llinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von

Frederick, who was not idle meanwhile, entered the States of the Church, took several cities, and advanced towards Rome.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard