BESSAR`ION, JOHN

BESSAR`ION, JOHN
   cardinal, native of Trebizond; contributed by his zeal in Greek literature to the fall of scholasticism and the revival of letters; tried hard to unite the Churches of the East and the West; joined the latter, and was made cardinal; too much of a Grecian to recommend himself to the popehood, to which he was twice over nearly elevated (1395-1472).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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