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Marsilius of Padua

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Mar·sil·i·us of Padua  (mär-sl-s) 1280?-1343?
Italian philosopher who wrote Defender of the Peace, a work that denied the secular authority of the pope.
Marsilius of Padua [mɑːˈsɪlɪəs]
n
(Biographies / Marsilius of Padua (?1290-?1343) M, Italian, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher) Italian name Marsiglio dei Mainardini. ?1290-?1343, Italian political philosopher, best known as the author of the Defensor pacis (1324), which upheld the power of the temporal ruler over that of the church


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