Vitalian
Americannoun
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In the Seventh Century Pope Vitalian recommended an organ for churches with a view to improving the singing of congregations.
From Time Magazine Archive
At last one of his own generals, Vitalian, rose against him.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)
Anastasius was vexed for several years by the raids of a certain Count Vitalian, who ranged over the Thracian provinces with armies recruited from the barbarians beyond the Danube.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
These furious but transient seditions were encouraged by the success of Vitalian, who, with an army of Huns and Bulgarians, for the most part idolaters, declared himself the champion of the Catholic faith.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 by Milman, Henry Hart
When Vitalian laid siege to Constantinople, Proclus is said to have burned his ships with a polished brass mirror.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
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