Author:Sylvester II

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Pope Sylvester II (946–1003)

See biography, media, indexes. ←Indexes: Popes Born Gerbert of Aurillac, Pope from 999 until his death in 1003, Sylvester II was accused of sorcery and making pacts with Satan; largely believed to have been rumors based on the fact he had spent his youth studying in Muslim Andalusia.

Contents 1 Works 1.1 Mathematics 1.2 Ecclesiastical 1.3 Letters 1.4 Other 2 Works about Sylvester II

[edit] Works

[edit] Mathematics

• Libellus de numerorum divisione
• De geometria
• Regula de abaco computi
• Liber abaci
• Libellus de rationali et ratione uti

[edit] Ecclesiastical

• Sermo de informatione episcoporum
• De corpore et sanguine Domini
• Selecta e concil. Basol., Remens., Masom., etc.
• Unnamed Bull, March 27 1000

[edit] Letters

• Epistolae ante summum pontificatum scriptae
• Epistolae et decreta pontificia
• Letter to Bishop Arnulf
• Letter to Otto III (disputed authenticity)
• Letter to Stephen of Hungary
• First Letter to Queen Adelaide, 983[1]
• Second Letter to Queen Adelaide, 997[2]
• Letter to Boso, July 15 982

[edit] Other

• Acta concilii Remensis ad S. Basolum
• Leonis legati epistola ad Hugonem et Robertum reges

[edit] Works about Sylvester II

• Silvester II, as it appeared in the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica
• Pope Sylvester II, as it appeared in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia

• Gerbert, or Sylvestre II: First French Pope and the Century of Iron, 1868 by Author:Constant Quéant[3]
• Gerbert, Pope Silvester II, as it appeared in the 1834 Lives of the Necromancers by Author:William Godwin
• Silvester II in the 1814 compilation General Biography
• Works of Gerbert, Pope under the name of Sylvester II, 1867 by Author:A. Olleris (original title Oeuvres de Gerbert, Pape sous le Nom de Sylvester II)
• Chapter XXVI. Gerbert, as it appeared in the 1903 History of Philosophy by Author:William Turner

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.