Encyclopedia - 847: Encyclopedia - 847
847 - Events. Succession of Pope Leo IV, (847 - 855) 847 - Births. Alfred the Great (d. 899) 847 - Deaths. Pope Sergius II Fei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Peter's Basilica: Encyclopedia - St. Peter's Basilica
The Basilica of Saint Peter, officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and colloquially called Saint Peter's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Benedict Iii: Encyclopedia - Pope Benedict Iii
Benedict III was Pope from 855 to 7 April 858. Prior to his election, Benedict had a reputation for learning and piety. He was elected up...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great
Alfred (849? – 26 October 899) or Ælfred was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is famous for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amalfi: Encyclopedia - Amalfi
Amalfi is a town and archepiscopal see of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno, 24 miles southeast of Naples. It lies at the mouth of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 855: Encyclopedia - 855
855 - Events. Louis II succeeds Lothar as western emperor. Two other sons, Lothar II and Charles, also get parts of the kingdom. Succe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italy In The Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - Italy In The Middle Ages - The Holy Roman Empire 9th-10th Centuries
At the end of the 8th century the popes definitely aspired to independence, and found a way to achieve it by allying with the Carolingian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raphael Rooms: Encyclopedia Ii - Raphael Rooms - Room Of The Segnatura
The Stanza della Segnatura was the first to be decorated by Raphael's frescoes: it was the study in which the "Signatura gratiae" church ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rome - Ancient Rome
History of Rome - Origins. Further information: Founding of Rome, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amalfi: Encyclopedia Ii - Amalfi - History
Amalfi is first mentioned in the 6th century, and soon acquired importance as a maritime power, trading its grain, salt and slaves from t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hincmar: Encyclopedia Ii - Hincmar - Archbishop Of Reims
In 845 he obtained through the king's support the archbishopric of Reims, and this choice was confirmed at the synod of Beauvais (April 8...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Joan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Joan - The Legend
The story of Pope Joan is known mainly from the 13th century Polish chronicler Martin of Opava (Martin von Trappau to Germans, also known...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Peter's Basilica: Encyclopedia Ii - St. Peter's Basilica - Details
St. Peter's Basilica - St. Peter's Square. Directly to the east of the church is St. Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro), built between ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred The Great - Public Life
During the short reigns of his two eldest brothers, Ethelbald and Ethelbert, nothing is heard of Alfred. But with the accession of the th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anastasius Bibliothecarius: Encyclopedia Ii - Anastasius Bibliothecarius - Presumed Identification With Antipope Anastasius
If a passage in the annals of Hincmar of Reims is genuine (Mon. Germ. Hist.: Scriptores, I, 447) and Hincmar has not confused two men, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred The Great - Public Life
During the short reigns of his two eldest brothers, Ethelbald and Ethelbert, nothing is heard of Alfred. But with the accession of the th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred The Great - Christianity, Literature And Music
The history of the church under Alfred is most obscure. The Danish inroads had told heavily upon it; the monasteries had been special poi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rome - Medieval Rome
History of Rome - Barbarian and Byzantine rule. In 476, the last Western Roman emperor Romulus Augustus, a puppet (like almost all empe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Peter's Basilica: Encyclopedia Ii - St. Peter's Basilica - History
The current location is probably the site of the Circus of Nero, where Saint Peter was buried upon dying on an inverted cross (tradition ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italy In The Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - Italy In The Middle Ages - Rise Of The Catholic Church 4th Century-8th Century
The Church (and especially the bishop of Rome, the pope) had played an important political role since the times of Constantine, who tried...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred The Great - Appearance In Culture
In honour of Alfred, the University of Liverpool now has a King Alfred Chair of English Literature. Thomas Augustine Arne's Masque of Alf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred The Great - Childhood
Alfred was born sometime between 847 and AD 849 at Wantage in Berkshire, the fourth son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex (Æþelwulf), most li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anastasius Bibliothecarius: Encyclopedia Ii - Anastasius Bibliothecarius - Continued Influence
The successor of Adrian II, Pope John VIII (872-882), also esteemed Anastasius, confirmed him in the office of librarian, entrusted impor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italy In The Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - Italy In The Middle Ages - Goths Byzantines Lombards 6th-8th Centuries
Italy was invaded by the Visigoths in the 5th century, and Rome was sacked by Alaric in 410. By the end of the century the peninsula was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raphael Rooms: Encyclopedia Ii - Raphael Rooms - Hall Of Constantine
Raphael Rooms - The Baptism of Constantine. Raphael Rooms - The Battle of Pons Milvius. Raphael Rooms - The Vision of the Cross. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Joan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Joan - Analysis
Most scholars dismiss Pope Joan as the medieval equivalent of an urban legend (see U.S. News & World Report July 24, 2000). The Oxfor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred The Great - Christianity Literature And Music
The history of the church under Alfred is most obscure. The Danish inroads had told heavily upon it; the monasteries had been special poi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred The Great - Childhood
Alfred was born sometime between 847 and AD 849 at Wantage in Berkshire, the fourth son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex (Æþelwulf), most li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Peter's Basilica: Encyclopedia Ii - St. Peter's Basilica - Miscellaneous
Despite a frequent confusion due to the similar names, the church of San Pietro in Vincoli (famous for hosting the precious Michelangelo'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Joan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Joan - Related Issues
The thrones with holes in them at St John Lateran's did indeed exist. In fact, one is still in the Vatican Museums today, and it does ind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Joan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Joan - Art And Film
A film Pope Joan was released in 1972 with Liv Ullmann as Joan, and also starring Olivia de Havilland and Trevor Howard as Pope Leo. [1] ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anastasius Bibliothecarius: Encyclopedia Ii - Anastasius Bibliothecarius - Family And Education
He was a nephew of Bishop Arsenius of Orta, who executed important commissions as Papal legate. Anastasius learned the Greek language fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raphael Rooms: Encyclopedia Ii - Raphael Rooms - Room Of The Heliodorus
Raphael Rooms - The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple. Raphael Rooms - The Mass at Bolsena. Raphael Rooms - The Liberation of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Peter's Basilica: Encyclopedia Ii - St. Peter's Basilica - History
The current location is probably the site of the Circus of Nero, where Saint Peter was buried upon dying on an inverted cross (tradition ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anastasius Bibliothecarius: Encyclopedia Ii - Anastasius Bibliothecarius - Envoy To Constantinople
In 869 he was sent by Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor as envoy to Constantinople, with two men of high rank in the Frankish Empire, to negot...   » Read the article