Clement V / Sophia Menache.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Menache, Sophia, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 36.

Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clement V, Pope, approximately 1260-1314.

Clement.

Popes--Biography.

Popes.

Papacy--History--1309-1378.

Papacy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 351 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Clement V, the first 'Avignon' pope, led the Church during nine critical years, 1305-14. Elected two years after the outrage committed upon Boniface VIII at Anagni, Clement saw as his main goal the restoration of harmonious relations with the leading monarchs of Christendom. In achieving his aim, he paved the way for the Church in the modern period. This 1998 book provides a complete analysis of Clement's pontificate from the two complementary viewpoints offered by diplomatic documentation and by narrative sources. Their point of convergence validates a re-evaluation of the Avignon 'Babylonian captivity' of the papacy. As a result, Clement's pontificate no longer appears as a shameful surrender to Capetian interests. Rather, it demonstrates a consistent scale of priorities, among which the recovery of the Holy Land was accorded pre-eminence.

Contents:

Clement V

Church policy

Crusade and mission

Italy

France

England

The council of Vienne and the Clementinae.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-82415-7

0-511-58280-3

0-511-00283-1