The War of the Eight Saints (1375–1378) was a war between Pope Gregory XI and a coalition of Italian city-states led by Florence, which contributed to the end of the Avignon Papacy.
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—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)
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Their little knowledge bringing them nearer to their ignorance,
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