The Deeds of Pope Innocent III / by an anonymous author ; translated with an introduction and notes by James M. Powell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Powell, James M.

Standardized Title:

Gesta Innocentii III. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Innocent III, Pope, 1160 or 1161-1216.

Innocent.

Papacy--History.

Papacy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC. : Catholic University of America Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Deeds of Pope Innocent III, composed before 1210 by an anonymous member of the papal curia, provides a unique window into the activities, policies, and strategies of the papacy and the curia during one of the most important periods in the history of the medieval church.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""The Deeds of Pope Innocent III by an Anonymous Author""; ""[Family, Education, Election]""; ""[Rome and the Papal States]""; ""[The Kingdom of Sicily]""; ""[Spiritual Concerns]""; ""[The Crusade and Church Unity]""; ""[Peter of Aragon in Rome]""; ""[The Papal States]""; ""[Papal Concerns with the Churches]""; ""[Rome, Again!]""; ""[Works of Piety: The Gift List]""; ""Appendix I: Martin of Tropau�s Life of Innocent III""; ""Appendix II: Significant Emendations to the Edition of the Gesta Innocentii III""

""Appendix III: Terracina by Brenda Bolton""""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-279) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8132-1643-5

OCLC:

922996427