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9780719038747

The Papal Reform of the Eleventh Century; Lives of Pope Leo IX and Pope Gregory VII

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  • ISBN13:

    9780719038747

  • ISBN10:

    071903874X

  • Format: Trade Book
  • Copyright: 2004-11-06
  • Publisher: Manchester University Press
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List Price: $84.95

Summary

The eleventh-century papal reform transformed the western European Church and society and permanently altered the relations of Church and State in the west. The reform was inaugurated by Pope Leo IX (1048-54) and given a controversial change of direction by Pope Gregory VII (1073-85). This book contains the earliest biographies of both popes, presented here for the first time in English translation with detailed commentaries. The biographers of Leo IX were inspired by his universally acknowledged sanctity, whereas the biographers of Gregory VII wrote to defend his reputation against the hostility generated by his reforming methods and his conflict with King Henry IV. Also included is a translation of Book to a Friend, written by Bishop Bonizo of Sutri soon after the death of Gregory VII, as well as an extract from the violently anti-Gregorian polemic of Bishop Benzo of Alba (1085) and the short biography of Leo IX composed in the papal curia in the 1090s by Bishop Bruno of Segni.

Author Biography

Ian Robinson is Professor of Medieval History at Trinity College, Dublin.

Table of Contents

Preface * Abbreviations * Introduction * The Life of Pope Leo IX * The Book of Bishop Bonzio of Sutri which is entitled To a Friend * Paul of Bernreid, Life of Pope Gregory VII * Appendix I: Benzo of Alba, To Emperor Hnry IV, Book VII.1-2 * Appendix II: Bruno of Segni, Sermon concerning Simoniacs, chapters 1--9

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