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MDT Ep. 102: Concerning the Occult Career of Pope Sylvester II

MDT Ep. 102: Concerning the Occult Career of Pope Sylvester II

Update: 2023-10-011
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We pick up our unfinished thread from the Melrose Chronicle by exploring the "Dark Legend" of Gerbert d'Aurillac, who became Pope Sylvester II allegedly through the assistance of the devil. We'll hear one version of this legend as told by William of Malmesbury, and then examine what we know about the historical Gerbert.

Today's Texts:
William of Malmesbury. Chronicle of the Kings of England. Edited by J.A. Giles, translated by John Sharpe and J.A. Giles, George Bell & Sons, 1895. Google Books.
Gerbert d'Aurillac. "Letter 51." The Letters of Gerbert with His Papal Privileges as Sylvester II, translated and edited by Harriet Pratt Lattin, Columbia UP, 1961, pp. 91-92.
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MDT Ep. 102: Concerning the Occult Career of Pope Sylvester II

MDT Ep. 102: Concerning the Occult Career of Pope Sylvester II

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