12 May 1003 A.D. Sylvester II Dies—Rome’s 139th
12 May 1003 A.D. Sylvester II Dies—Rome’s 139 th Kirsch, Johann Peter. "Pope Sylvester II. " The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14371a.htm . Accessed 29 Aug 2014. Pope Sylvester II Reigned 999-1003; also called Gerbert. Born at or near Aurillac, Auvergne, France , about 940-950, of humble parents ; died at Rome , 12 May, 1003. Gerbert entered the service of the Church and received his first training in the Monastery of Aurillac. He was then taken by a Spanish count to Spain , where he studied at Barcelona and also under Arabian teachers at Cordova and Seville, giving much attention to mathematics and the natural sciences , in which he made unusual progress. From Spain he proceeded to Rom...