The Pope Who Made A Pact With The Devil

This is the story of Pope Sylvester II, born Gerbert d'Aurillac: wandering monk, imperial tutor, cathedral canon, one-time abbot, Ottonian spy, siege engineer, archbishop, and pope. His remarkable rise was attributed to a pact with the Devil.

Sources & further reading:

- The Letters of Gerbert, With His Papal Privileges as Sylvester II

- The Abacus and the Cross (Nancy Marie Brown)

- A 10th-century Monk in the Caliph's Court (Nancy Marie Brown)

- Otto III (Gerd Althoff)

- Chronicles of the Kings of England (William of Malmesbury)

- The Wandering Scholars (Helen Waddell)

- The Age of Faith: A History of Medieval Civilization-Christian, Islamic, and Judaic-From Constantine to Dante: A.D. 325-1300, The Story of Civilization, 4 (Will Durant)

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