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Paolo Sarpi, a Common card
Paolo Sarpi, O.S.M. was an Italian Servite friar and Catholic priest who was a notable historian, scientist, canon lawyer, polymath, and statesman active on behalf of the Venetian Republic during the period of its successful defiance of the papal interdict and its war with Austria over the Uskok pirates.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 73
- Power
- 146
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 146 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Paolo Sarpi quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Paolo Sarpi card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Organized around single topics, they are early examples of the genre of the ______ monograph.
Answer
historical. Organized around single topics, they are early examples of the genre of the historical monograph. From the Paolo Sarpi article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Educational video game. Educational video game 80 · Integral fast reactor 77 · Paolo Sarpi 73 · Constans II 68 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His writings, frankly polemical and highly critical of the Catholic Church and its Scholastic tradition, "inspired both Hobbes and Edward Gibbon in their own historical debunkings of priestcraft." Sarpi's major work, the History of the Council of Trent, was published in London in 1619, other works: a History of Ecclesiastical Benefices, History of the Interdict and his Supplement to the History…
- Organized around single topics, they are early examples of the genre of the historical monograph.
- As a defender of the liberties of Republican Venice and proponent of the separation of Church and state, Sarpi attained fame as a hero of republicanism and free thought and possible crypto Protestant.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Paolo Sarpi article was read about 12,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 73: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Paolo Sarpi
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- CavaediumCommon · History · ATK 73 DEF 73
- Educational video gameCommon · Arts · ATK 80 DEF 66
- Line 1Common · Society · ATK 75 DEF 71
- Integral fast reactorCommon · Science · ATK 77 DEF 69
- Manor House, LondonCommon · History · ATK 71 DEF 75
- Masurian CanalCommon · Society · ATK 69 DEF 77
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Paolo Sarpi (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : George Vertue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
