A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Volume III

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LibriVox recording of A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Volume III by Mandell Creighton. Read in English by Pamela Nagami. Volume III of this History of the Papacy opens with the Council of Basel in revolt against Pope Eugenius IV, who doggedly defends papal autonomy against the movement for church reform. Dominating this volume is Aeneus Sylvius Piccolomini, Pope Pius II. A world famous author, diplomat, and Renaissance humanist, he dies in Ancona, at the head of a failed crusade. Creighton writes of him, "Weakness and strength are strangely blended; vanity and littleness mix with high purpose and far-reaching plans; but before the eyes of Pius II there floated fitfully a loftier ideal of Christendom than was visible to any of his contemporaries, and juster views than he was enabled to express in action." Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook 01-18 (185MB) . M4B Audiobook 19-36…

Directors & creators

Mandell Creighton

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;rome; renaissance; papacy; francesco sforza; louis xi; lorenzo valla; poggio bracciolini; pope pius ii; pope calixtus iii; emperor frederick iii; council of basel; eugenius iv

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