Pope Benedict XII (1334-1342) : the guardian of orthodoxy / edited by Irene Bueno.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bueno, Irene, editor.

Series:

Church, faith, and culture in the Medieval West.

Church, faith, and culture in the Medieval West

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Benedict XII, Pope, -1342.

Benedict.

Papacy--History--14th century.

Papacy.

Papacy--History--1309-1378.

Church history--14th century.

Church history.

Popes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leeds, UK : Arc Humanities Press, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book offers a unique overview on the career and work on Benedict XII, the third pope of Avignon. Benedict XII (ca. 1334-1342) was a key figure of the Avignon papal court, renowned for rooting out heretics and distinguishing himself as a refined theologian. During his reign, he faced the most significant religious and political challenges in the era of the Avignon papacy: theological quarrels, divisions and schisms within the Church, conflicts between European sovereigns, and the growth of Turkish power in the East. In spite of its diminished political influence, the papacy, which had recently moved to France, emerged as an institution committed to the defense and expansion of the Catholic faith in Europe and the East. Benedict made significant contributions to the definition of doctrine, the assessment of pontifical power in Western Europe, and the expansion of Catholicism in the East: in all these different contexts he distinguished himself as a true guardian of orthodoxy.

Contents:

Benedict XII, the guardian of orthodoxy / Irene Bueno

Jacques Fournier and thirteenth-century inquisitorial methods / Elizabeth Sherman

Recovering a theological advice by Jacques Fournier / Sylvain Piron

Benedict XII and the beatific vision / Christian Trottmann

A new seat for the papacy : Benedict XII, Avignon, and the Comtat Venaissin / Valérie Theis

In the footsteps of St Peter : new light on the half- length images of Benedict XII by Paolo da Siena and Boniface VIII by Arnolfo di Cambio in Old St Peter's / Claudia Bolgia

Benedict XII and Italy : restoring orthodoxy and consolidating papal sovereignty after John XXII / Sylvain Parent

Benedict XII and the outbreak of the hundred years' war / Barhara Bomhi

Benedict XII and the crusades / Mike Carr

Benedict XII and the partes Orientis / Irene Bueno.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-003-70165-5

1-04-079131-X

90-485-5137-4

90-485-3814-9

9781003701651

OCLC:

1041854179