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Popes and antipopes : the politics of eleventh century church reform / by Mary Stroll.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 159.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9004226192
  • 9789004226197
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 282.09/021 23
LOC classification:
  • BX1187 .S85 2011eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Imperial authority over papal elections -- Henry III's popes -- Leo IX (1049-1054) : the Normans and the Byzantines -- Victor II and Stephen IX -- Benedict X, antipope : Romans versus reformers -- Nicholas II (1059-1061) -- Nicholas II : papal electoral decree and break with the regency -- Nicholas II : the Normans and the collapse of imperial goodwill -- The election of Alexander II (1061-1073) -- The election of Cadalus, Honorius II -- Conflict in Rome and the abduction of Henry IV -- From Kaiserswerth to Mantua -- The Council of Mantua -- Instability following Mantua -- Ambivalence and self interest -- Conclusion : the state of the papacy at the end of the schism.
Summary: Concentrating on the popes and the antipopes, this book examines the perturbations of ecclesiastical reform from the mid-eleventh century to the reign of Gregory VII, pointing out what factors other than reform influenced the main personae. It demonstrates how a weak papacy reversed power with a strong empire.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)414209

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Imperial authority over papal elections -- Henry III's popes -- Leo IX (1049-1054) : the Normans and the Byzantines -- Victor II and Stephen IX -- Benedict X, antipope : Romans versus reformers -- Nicholas II (1059-1061) -- Nicholas II : papal electoral decree and break with the regency -- Nicholas II : the Normans and the collapse of imperial goodwill -- The election of Alexander II (1061-1073) -- The election of Cadalus, Honorius II -- Conflict in Rome and the abduction of Henry IV -- From Kaiserswerth to Mantua -- The Council of Mantua -- Instability following Mantua -- Ambivalence and self interest -- Conclusion : the state of the papacy at the end of the schism.

Concentrating on the popes and the antipopes, this book examines the perturbations of ecclesiastical reform from the mid-eleventh century to the reign of Gregory VII, pointing out what factors other than reform influenced the main personae. It demonstrates how a weak papacy reversed power with a strong empire.

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