1. (noun) German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)

• bruno of toul
• leo ix

2. (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)

• saint bruno
• st. bruno

3. (noun) Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600)

• giordano bruno

1. (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)

• church of rome
• roman catholic
• roman catholic church
• roman church
• western church