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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Sylvester II
		Sylvester was obliged to remain away for several months, during which the city suffered party quarrels.
		Sylvester regulated important ecclesiastical matters in various countries.
		The pope established an ecclesiastical metropolitan for Poland at Gnesen, and one for Hungary at
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14371a.htm (803 words)

	Pope Sylvester II
		During Otto's residence at Rome in the winter of 1000-1001 Sylvester held a Roman synod on 1 February, 1001, in the presence of the emperor, at which amongst other matters the affairs of the convent of Gandersheim were discussed.
		Sylvester was obliged to remain away for several months, during which the city suffered party quarrels.
		The pope established an ecclesiastical metropolitan for Poland at Gnesen, and one for Hungary at Gran.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/s/sylvester_ii,pope.html (905 words)

	AN ABRIDGED HISTORY OF ROME - PART II - II - THE IRON AGE OF ROME
		Pope John X (914-28) managed to contain the requests of the Roman families and at the same time to form a coalition with the towns of Naples and Amalfi to eradicate the Saracens from their permanent settlement south of Terracina.
		Pope John XII was only 18 at the time of his election and his behaviour was far from meeting the minimal moral requirements of his office, to the point that his opponents called him the new Caligula.
		Pope Sylvester II is associated with a gruesome tradition according to which his bones could not rest in peace because he had made an agreement with Evil (read the inscription on his tomb).
	www.romeartlover.it /Storia14.html (2281 words)

	Tomb That 'Sweats' With Death Of Popes Now Dry
		The cenotaph of Pope Sylvester II in Rome's Lateran Basilica is a center of attraction for tourists and curiosity-seekers.
		Sylvester II was Gerbert d'Aurillac, the Pope who presided the year 1000, and ruled between 999 and 1003 -- a man with a background in mathematics and astronomy, whose fame was surrounded by a halo of magic.
		According to legend, Sylvester II made a pact with the devil and even built a golem -- a statue in which he imprisoned the devil, who would answer questions "yes" and "no" by nodding its head, like an oracle.
	www.rense.com /general63/tombthatsweats.htm (434 words)

	AN ABRIDGED HISTORY OF ROME - PART II - III - THE INVESTITURE CONTROVERSY
		Emperor Otto III and Pope Sylvester II's dream of re-establishing a universal empire on the hills of Rome vanished in 1001, when they were forced to flee the Eternal City, due to a rebellion of its citizens led by Gregory, Count of Tusculum, an ancient town above Frascati.
		The pope was at loggerheads with the Farnese family who denied the papal rights to the Duchy of Castro and that of Parma: the celebratory inscription at the base of the monument explicitly (Liberalitate Celeberrimae) makes reference to her testament, which was seen as supporting the papal point of view.
		Pope Urbanus VIII had reserved to his own monument and to that of Paulus III the apse of the basilica: the monuments to the future popes were expected to be placed in the minor naves in niches inside the pillars supporting the ceiling.
	www.romeartlover.it /Storia15.html (2275 words)

	Interesting Facts - Popes
		The son of Pope Hormisdas (who was pope from 514 to 523), Silverius, was himself elected pope in 536.
		Pope Adrian II (also known as Hadrian II), pope from 867 to 872, was the last married pope.
		Pope Benedict IV was probably only around 12 years old when he was made pope in 1032.
	www.sentex.net /~ajy/facts/popes.html (544 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: General Councils
		Pope Damasus and the Emperor Theodosius I, was attended by 150 bishops.
		Pope Damasus as is often contended, for the assertion that the assembled bishops professed to have met in consequence of a letter of the pope to Theodosius the Great is based on a confusion.
		Pope Hormisdas (514-23) on the Eastern bishops implicated in the schism of
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/04423f.htm (12237 words)

	The Pope
		As all people on the face of the earth, the pope is capable of sinning and, with all other Catholics, always must repent of his sins and go to confession.
		You may be referring to a document published by Pope Pius IX in 1864, called "The Syllabus of Errors." The various errors listed in the document are phrases or terms that were taken from encyclicals, apostolic letters, and other documents of the Holy See.
		Pope Celestine V, who was very old when elected and realized his lack of talent and ability, resigned and retired to monastery.
	www.dioceseoflincoln.org /purple/pope (911 words)

	Sylvester II - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		SYLVESTER II [Sylvester II] c.945-1003, pope (999-1003), a Frenchman (b.
		Sylvester II The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church; 1/1/2000; E. 128 words
		Del Papa "mago" al Papa "mÃ¡gico".(Silvestre II, Papa)(TT: From the "sage" pope to the "magician" pope.)(TA: Sylvester II, Pope)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-sylvest2.html (351 words)

	STOQ-Lateran Events
		The Presentation of the STOQ Project at the Lateran University was inserted in the Workshop, organized by the Pontifical Council for Culture, for celebrating the MIllennium of the death of Pope Sylvester II, "the Scientist-Pope".
		Pope Sylvester II, Gerbert d'Aurillac, was born in France, near the Abbey of Aurillac, in the region of Auvergne, in a date between 938 and 950.
		An exhaustive presentation of the life and of the mastership of Pope Sylvester II, can be found in the opening lecture of the Workshop, given by Cardinal Paul Poupard, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, and inspirer and President of the STOQ Project: "Gerbert Scientist and Pope".
	www.stoqnet.org /lat_events.html (608 words)

	SYLVESTER II
		Otto II made him Abbot of St. Columban's monastery at Bobbio, but he had to fight so much to preserve his abbey's temporalities from greedy hands that in disgust he soon withdrew to Rheims.
		The combination of the learned Sylvester II, as Gerbert was now known, and the idealistic Otto promised much for Christendom but the promise was not fulfilled.
		The Romans drove both Emperor and Pope out of Rome in 1001, and though Sylvester managed to return after Otto's early death in 1002, he was overshadowed by Crescentius III.
	www.cfpeople.org /Books/Pope/POPEp140.htm (552 words)

	Sylvester II
		In 991, Gerbert, now widely celebrated as a teacher, was elected archbishop of Reims; but his predecessor had been deposed illegally, and eventually (995) Gerbert’s election was nullified.
		As pope, Sylvester aided energetically in the Christianization of Poland and Hungary and worked closely with Otto in the restoration of the Holy Roman Empire.
		Sylvester was the first French pope, and of the popes of the 10th cent.
	www.orbilat.com /Encyclopaedia/S/Sylvester_II.html (159 words)

	Pope Silvester II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Pope persuaded Otto I to employ Gerbert as tutor for his young son, the future Emperor Otto II (973–983).
		When Otto II became Holy Roman Emperor in 973 (he was co-emperor with Otto I from 967), he appointed Gerbert the abbot of the monastery of Bobbio and also appointed him as count of the district, but the abbey had been ruined by previous abbots, and Gerbert soon returned to Reims.
		As Pope, he took energetic measures against the widespread practices of simony and concubinage among the clergy, maintaining that only capable men of spotless lives should be allowed to become bishop.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pope_Sylvester_II (1162 words)

	May 10-31, 2003 - Church News
		Rome, 13 (NE) Pope John Paul II encourages yesterday the work done by catholic oriental institutions, during a meeting with the superiors, teachers, students and staff of the Pontifical colleges and communities of students of the Oriental Catholic Churches in Rome.
		Rome, 13 (NE) Pope John Paul II highlighted this weekend the Pontificate of Pope Sylvester II, who was Pope at the turn of the second millennium.
		Rome, 10 (NE) "Man is the primary route that the Church must travel in fulfilling her mission", said Pope John Paul II yesterday, addressing participants in in the international congress promoted by the Pontifical Lateran University to commemorate the 25 years of his pontificate.
	www.eclesiales.org /english/archive/0305-1.htm (5503 words)

	Sylvester II - Pope from IM to 1003
		Sylvester has been called the Philosopher Pope; the Renaissance Man of 1000; a forerunner of modern science, one of the wittiest and learned men in Europe; an expert ecclesiastical politician; and the most distinguished scholar of his time.
		Sylvester broke out in a sweat and died soon after, says the legend, having first ordered that his body be dismembered to prevent Satan getting it.
		Sylvester denounced simony and nepotism (because that deprived the Church of the acquisition of territories) and endeavoured to enforce clerical celibacy for the same reason.
	www.catholicweekly.com.au /03/jul/13/15.html (1315 words)

	11th Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Born in Bavaria, was a relative of emperor Henry III.
		It is the pope who authorized the emperor to govern and not vice versa.
		Henry tried to reconsile himself going to the pope in Canossa, where he had to wait outside the castle for three days and three nights before the pope would receive him.
	www.italycyberguide.com /History/popes/11th.htm (1002 words)

	Blog by-the-Sea: About Pope Sylvester II (Gerbert of Aurillac)
		Pope John Paul II gave a tribute to him on April 7, 1999, by a Message on the 1000th Anniversary of his Election to the Papacy.
		Gerbert thus attained the respect of both pope and emperor, and entered a life in which he would serve simultaneously as instructor of the quadrivium (mathematics, geometry, astronomy and music) and as statesman and abbot for 30 years.
		On May 3, 1003, Pope Sylvester II became ill while celebrating mass at the Church of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem (a church in Rome), and he died in Rome on May 12, 1003.
	blog-by-the-sea.typepad.com /blog_bythesea/2007/01/about_pope_sylv.html (1434 words)

	Life - Pope Silvester Ii
		Gerbert there met pope John XIII and the emperor Otto I. The pope persuaded Otto to employ Gerbert on as tutor for his young son, the future emperor Otto II.
		When Otto II became Holy Roman Emperor in 983, he appointed Gerbert the abbot of the monastery of Bobbio and also appointed him as count of the district, but the abbey had been ruined by previous abbots, and Gerbert soon returned to Reims.
		Soon after he was elected pope, Gerbert confirmed the position of his former rival Arnulf as archbishop of Reims.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /Aaltje3194/pope-silvester-ii/life.html (521 words)

	Catholic World News : Pope Sylvester: a model for dialogue of faith, science
		Pope Sylvester, who served from 999 to 1003 was "a model of dialogue between the understanding of faith and the science that works through the observation of nature," the Pontifical Council for Culture observed in a press statement.
		Pope Sylvester II-- also known by his original name, Gerbert d'Aurillac-- was acknowledged among the leading European scientists of his day.
		He is responsible for popularizing the European use of the astrolobe and of Arabic numerals, the use of wooden models to study the movements of celestial bodies, the construction of organs, and important developments in musical theory.
	www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=37089 (350 words)

	Catholic World News : Pope Recalls Pope Sylvester, First French Pontiff
		VATICAN (CWNews.com) -- Pope John Paul II (bio - news) has sent a message to Bishop Rene Sejourne of St. Flour, France, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of the election of Gerbert d'Aurillac as Pope Sylvester II.
		Pope Sylvester, the first French pope, was "a man of unity and peace," the Holy Father wrote.
		Pope Sylvester, who reigned at the time when the first Christian millennium came to a close, presided over the birth of Christian churches in Hungary and Poland, and helped to preserve the unity of the faith in the Holy Roman Empire of that era.
	www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=10054 (189 words)

	Church History: The Middle Ages: 476-1453 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Pope Sylvester II came out, blessed the crowd, and sent them on their way.
		Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans in 800
		Pope Hadrian I (772-795) ended the West's formal acknowledgement of the rule of the emperor in Constantinople.
	gbgm-umc.org /umw/bible/ma.stm (1076 words)

	Pope Sylvester II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Pope, Sylvester II, (pictured) was accused of having studied the fl arts when he was in Spain.
		The pope believed he was celebrating his “Last Mass” on December 31, 999 at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
		It was a solemn requiem, barons and peasants, kneeling side by side in the pew, were equals in their fear and dread on that cold January morning in AD 1000.
	psychicinvestigator.com /demo/999.htm (177 words)

	POPE CHART
		According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, “At a Roman council held by Pope Siricius in 386 an edict was passed forbidding priests and deacons to have conjugal intercourse with their wives...[I]t may fairly be said that by the time of St. Leo the Great (446) the
		Within a month Pope Clement was dead… By the end of the year Philippe was dead as well…The Templars possessed great expertise in the use of poisons and there were certainly enough people about…to exact the appropriate vengeance.
		Pope Leo X [Giovanni de Medici, second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent] 388:144 [see House of Medici]; Fifth Lateran Council continued 1512-17.
	watch.pair.com /pope-chart.html (3152 words)

	MAJOR COUNCILS OF THE CHURCH: (councils.htm)
		Pope Agatho died during this Council and his successor Pope Saint Leo II continued it, approving the decrees of past Councils and taking to task one of his predecessors Pope Honorius I for not keeping the heresy of Monothelites in check, specifically not challenging the Patriarch of Constantinople Sergius who was spreading the heresy.
		The greatest and longest of all the major ecumenical councils was convened by Pope Paul III on December 13, 1545 in the mouintain village of Trent in northern Italy.
		Pope Saint Pius V completed the commission of Trent, reforming the Roman Missal with his De Defectibus and Quo Primum writing the Catechism of Trent based on all the decrees of Trent and also set up a commission to issue a more exact edition of the Latin Vulgate Bible.
	www.dailycatholic.org /history/councils.htm (2468 words)

	Avignon Popes - Provence Beyond
		A severe disagreement between Pope Boniface VIII and France's Capetian King Philip IV, the Fair (kings), led to the election of a French Pope in 1305.
		Pope Clement V moved to Avignon in 1309.
		It was a sensitive time to become Pope, for there was a strong feeling in Europe that the world was coming to an end in 1000.
	www.beyond.fr /villages/avignonpopes.html (457 words)

	Popes & Patriarchs of Constantinople, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Antioch, etc.
		To Roman Catholics, the Pope may be the holiest man on earth, the heir and keeper of the deepest truths of religion.
		Popes from a similiar family, the Medici, are featured in the genealogy of the Medici given with the rulers of Tuscany.
		Afterwards, it was demolished by the Ottomans for the Mosque of the Sult.ân Meh.med II (Fâtih.
	www.friesian.com /popes.htm (9005 words)

	Eternal Word Television Network: Blog - Joan's Rome by Joan Lewis
		Pope Benedict’s arrival in Austria will be transmitted live on this square, which is he scheduled to visit about 12:45 pm, where he will be greeted by Vienna’s archbishop, Cardinal Christoph Schonborn.
		Pope Benedict’s voice was hoarse today at the general audience and he apologized for it.
		Pope Benedict, arriving at the Vatican by helicopter from Castelgandolfo, held the general audience in a cool, sun-splashed St. Peter’s Square Wednesday in the presence of about 16,000 pilgrims.
	www.ewtn.com /news/blog.asp?blog_ID=1 (1518 words)

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