CANOSSA

Meaning of CANOSSA in English

n. village in north-central Italy in the Apennines; ruined castle in Italy where Emperor Henry IV went to humble himself before Pope Gregory VII in 1077

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CANOSSA — kəˈnäsə, -ˈȯ- noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Canossa, village in northern Italy where Emperor Henry IV …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANOSSA — /keuh nos"euh/ ; It. /kah naws"sah/ , n. 1. a ruined castle in N Italy: scene of the penance of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANOSSA — ruined 10th-century castle southwest of Reggio nell'Emilia in Italy, famous as the meeting place (1077) of Pope Gregory VII and …
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CANOSSA — Canossa BrE AmE kə ˈnɒs ə kæ- AmE -ˈnɑːs- —Italian [ ka ˈnos sa \]
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MATILDA OF CANOSSA — Italian Matilde known as Matilda the Great Countess born 1046, Lucca, Tuscany died July 24, 1115, Bondeno, Romagna Countess of …
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WENT TO CANOSSA — was forced to submit and apologize, gave up his honor and asked for forgiveness
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GOING TO CANOSSA — humbling oneself, doing penance, repenting and asking forgiveness
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GO TO CANOSSA — feel regret and apologize (as did Emperor Henry IV before the pope at Canossa, Italy in 1077); travel to Canossa
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MATILDA OF CANOSSA — born 1046, Lucca, Tuscany died July 24, 1115, Bondeno, Romagna byname Matilda The Great Countess, Italian Matilde Di Canossa, or …
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MATILDA OF CANOSSA — Italian Matilde known as Matilda the Great Countess born 1046, Lucca, Tuscany died July 24, 1115, Bondeno, Romagna Countess of …
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WALK TO CANOSSA — Хождение в Каноссу
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MATILDA — I or Maud born 1102, London, Eng. died Sept. 10, 1167, near Rouen, Fr. Daughter of Henry I of England …
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HENRY IV — I German Heinrich born Nov. 11, 1050, Goslar?, Saxony died Aug. 7, 1106, Liège, Lorraine Duke of Bavaria (1055–61), German …
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GREGORY VII, SAINT — orig. Hildebrand born 1020, near Soana, Papal States died May 25, 1085, Salerno, Principality of Salerno; canonized 1606; feast day …
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SALIAN DYNASTY — royal and imperial line that came to power with the election of a Salian Frank, Conrad of Swabia, as German …
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ROSMINI-SERBATI, ANTONIO — born March 24, 1797, Rovereto, county of Tyrol, Austria [now in Italy] died July 1, 1855, Stresa, Lombardy Italian religious …
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REGGIO NELL'EMILIA — Latin Regium Lepidi, city, capital of Reggio nell'Emilia provincia, Emilia-Romagna regione, northern Italy, on the Crostolo River near the southern …
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MODENA — Latin Mutina, city, capital of Modena provincia, Emilia-Romagna regione, northern Italy. It lies between the Secchia and Panaro rivers, northwest …
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MANTUA — Italian Mantova, city, capital of Mantova provincia, Lombardia (Lombardy) regione, northern Italy. The city is surrounded on three sides by …
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LUCCA — Latin Luca, city, capital of Lucca provincia, Toscana (Tuscany) regione, north-central Italy. It lies in the valley of the Serchio …
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HENRY IV — born Dec. 13, 1553, Pau, Barn, Navarre died May 14, 1610, Paris, France also called (until 1572) Prince De Barn, …
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FERRARA — city, capital of Ferrara provincia, Emilia-Romagna regione, northern Italy, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the Po …
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CASTIGLIONE, BALDASSARE — born Dec. 6, 1478, Casatico, near Mantua died Feb. 2, 1529, Toledo Baldassare Castiglione, portrait by Raphael, 1516; in the …
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BOHEMOND I — born 1050, 58 died March 7, 1111, Canossa, Apulia [now Canosa di Puglia, Italy] byname Bohemond Of Otranto, French Bohmond …
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BAYARD, PIERRE TERRAIL, SEIGNEUR DE — (lord of) born c. 1473, , Chteau Bayard, near Pontcharra, Fr. died April 30, 1524, Italy French soldier known as …
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ATTO ADALBERT — died 988 Italian Azzo Adalberto count of Canossa (located near Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy) and founder of the house of Attoni. …
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ARIOSTO, LUDOVICO — born Sept. 8, 1474, Reggio Emilia, duchy of Modena died July 6, 1533, Ferrara Italian poet remembered for his epic …
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MATILDA — n. Matilda of Canossa Matilda the Great Countess Montgomery Lucy Maud
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HENRY — n. German Heinrich born Nov. 11, 1050, Goslar?, Saxony died Aug. 7, 1106, Liège, Lorraine Duke of Bavaria (105561), German …
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GREGORY VII, SAINT — v. orig. Hildebrand born 1020, near Soana, Papal States died May 25, 1085, Salerno, Principality of Salerno; canonized 1606; feast …
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