Desiderius
Proper noun
Meaning
Desiderius
A Latin male given name from Latin
Examples
Abbot Desiderius sent envoys to Constantinople some time after 1066 to hire expert Byzantine mosaicists for the decoration of the rebuilt abbey church.
After discussing the situation with Desiderius, they had both men blinded.
Desiderius' reputation brought gifts and exemptions to the abbey.
Carloman's widow Gerberga fled to Desiderius' court in Lombardy with her sons for protection.
At about Easter Chron. Cass., III, 66 the bishops and cardinals assembled at Rome summoned Desiderius and the cardinals who were with him at Monte Cassino to come to Rome to treat concerning the election.
At his succession in 772, Pope Adrian I demanded the return of certain cities in the former exarchate of Ravenna in accordance with a promise at the succession of Desiderius.