Pope Sylvester II
Originally known as Gerbert of Aurillac, Sylvester's brief pontificate was an anticlimax to a colorful career in science and teaching. So learned a scholar and so brilliant was he that it was rumored he got his knowledge from the devil.
Important Dates
Elected pope: April 9, 999
Died: May 12, 1003
On the Web
Biographical
Catholic Encyclopedia: Pope Sylvester II
Concise bio by J. P. Kirsch.The Ecole Glossary: Sylvester II
Brief hyperlinked intro by Karen Rae Keck.Sylvester II
Informative bio at Defending the Faith.
Image
Pope Sylvester II and Abbot Asztrik
20th-Century depiction by Vilmos Aba-Novák at the Fine Arts in Hungary site.
In Print
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Lives of the Popes: The Pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II
by Richard P. McBrienChronicle of the Popes: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Papacy over 2000 Years
by P. G. Maxwell-Stuart
Related Resources
The Papacy
Index of sites regarding the Popes and the political entity of the Papal States, their impact on medieval culture, and the schisms they endured and overcame.
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