States of the Church
Britishplural noun
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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
The Roman See is brought into the same position towards other States which it now occupies towards Italy in regard to the provinces formerly belonging to the States of the Church.
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
States of the Church, Pius VII strives to augment the, ii.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
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
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