 | Henry Hart Milman - 1861 - 564 páginas
...Charlemagne — writes Eginhard the secretary of the Emperor, the one contemporary authority — dedared that holy as was the day (the Lord's nativity), if...intention of the Pope he would not have entered the church.1 To treat this speech as mere hypocrisy agrees neither with the character nor the position... | |
 | David N. LORD - 1866 - 556 páginas
...the mere work of the pope, cites a passage from a writer of the age, who relates that " Charlemagne declared that holy as was the day, the Lord's nativity,...intention of the pope, he would not have entered the church." Sigonius admits that such statements were made by writers, but dissents from them, and represents... | |
 | Sabine Baring-Gould - 1874 - 520 páginas
...writes Eginhard, the secretary of the emperor, 'declared that holy as was the festival of Christmas Day, if he had known the intention of the pope, he would not have entered the church ;' and we may believe his testimony, for this crown was a gift which might prove to him as dangerous... | |
 | Einhard - 1877 - 136 páginas
...the title of Emperor and Augustus, to which at first he was so averse that he remarked that had he known the intention of the Pope, he would not have entered the church on that day, great festival though it was.1 He bore very quietly the displeasure of the Roman... | |
 | Henry Hart Milman - 1880 - 566 páginas
...To these questions history returns but vague and doubtful answers. Charlemagne — writes Egihhard the secretary of the Emperor, the one contemporary...intention of the Pope he would not have entered the church.1 To treat this speech as mere hypocrisy agrees neither with the character nor the position... | |
 | American Society for Extension of University Teaching - 1897 - 476 páginas
...by a map. 3. Trace out the results of the coronation of Charles upon subsequent history. 4. " Had he known the intention of the Pope, he would not have entered the Church on that day, great festival though it was." Discuss this statement of Eginbard regarding Charles.... | |
 | R. P. Dunn-Pattison - 1912 - 488 páginas
...mentions the fact that Charles at first was so averse to taking the title that he said that ' had he known the intention of the pope, he would not have entered the church on that day, great festival though it was.' The remark is probably genuine, and arose from the... | |
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It was at this time that he received the title of Emperor and Augustus, to which at first he was so averse that he remarked that had he known the intention of the Pope, he would not have entered the Church on that day, great festival though it was. 