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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_II
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Claim
He was ordained a priest in Vienna on 4 March 1446.
Correction
This mixes up Piccolomini’s 1446 ordination in Vienna with his later priestly ordination. Reliable sources place his priestly ordination on 4 March 1447, and a scholarly source says that ordination was in Rome, not Vienna.
Full reasoning
The date and place in this sentence do not match standard biographical references for Enea Silvio Piccolomini.
- Catholic-Hierarchy lists Piccolomini as "Ordained Priest" on 4 March 1447, not 1446.
- A scholarly edition of an oration by Enea Silvio Piccolomini states that he was ordained deacon in March 1446 in Vienna, while his priestly ordination took place a year later, on 4 March 1447, in Rome.
So the article appears to have conflated two different events:
- a 1446 ordination in Vienna (to the diaconate), and
- the 1447 priestly ordination.
That makes the sentence factually incorrect as written.
2 sources
- Pope Pius II (Enea Silvio Piccolomini) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
Events Date Age Event Title ... 4 Mar 1447 41.3 Ordained Priest ... 17 Apr 1447 Appointed Bishop of Trieste ...
- Oration “Non est apud me dubium” of Enea Silvio
Piccolomini was ordained deacon in March 1446, in Vienna, and his priestly ordination took place a year later, on 4 March 1447, in Rome.