Pope Gregory IX (1227-1241) : power and authority / edited by Damian J. Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Damian J., editor.

Series:

Church, faith, and culture in the Medieval West.

Church, faith, and culture in the Medieval West

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gregory IX, Pope, approximately 1170-1241.

Gregory.

Popes--Biography.

Popes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2023.

Summary:

As Cardinal Hugo and as pope, Gregory was one of the dominant figures in the history of the papacy of the High Middle Ages. Coming to prominence under Pope Innocent III, Hugo played an important political role, particularly as legate on various occasions, as well as being a major promoter of the new religious orders. As pope, his battle with Emperor Frederick II is one of medieval history's most absorbing conflicts. But he also acted as peacemaker, promoter of the Crusades, instigator of mission for the sake of conversion, refomer of the Curia, patron of arts and liturgy, and as a passionate advocate of Church reform. His decretal collection, the 'Liber Extra', was the most influential of the Middle Ages. A full examination of Gregory's pontificate is very long overdue. The current volume brings together a team of international scholars, each of them expert in dealing with a particular aspect of the pontificate, and provides what will be a collection of studies of lasting scholarly value on a central figure of the medieval papacy.

As Cardinal Hugo and as pope, Gregory was one of the dominant figures in the history of the papacy of the High Middle Ages. Coming to prominence under Pope Innocent III, Hugo played an important political role, particularly as legate on various occasions, as well as being a major promoter of the new religious orders. As pope, his battle with Emperor Frederick II is one of medieval history's most absorbing conflicts. But he also acted as peacemaker, promoter of the Crusades, instigator of mission for the sake of conversion, refomer of the Curia, patron of arts and liturgy, and as a passionate advocate of Church reform. His decretal collection, the Liber Extra, was the most influential of the Middle Ages. A full examination of Gregory's pontificate is very long overdue. The current volume brings together a team of international scholars, each of them expert in dealing with a particular aspect of the pontificate, and provides what will be a collection of studies of lasting scholarly value on a central figure of the medieval papacy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Abbreviations

Preface

Introduction: Pope Gregory IX (1227-1241)

1. 'Our Lord Hugo': Gregory IX Before the Pontificate

2. Gregory IX and the 'Lombard Question'

3. Gregory IX and the Search for an Anglo-French Peace, 1227-1241

4. Gregory IX and the Crusades

5. Gregory IX and the Greek East

6. Gregory IX and Denmark

7. Gregory IX and Spain

8. Gregory IX and Mission

9. Penitet eum satis?: Gregory IX, Inquisitors, and Heresy as Seen in Contemporary Historiography

10. The Third Quadriga: Gregory IX, Joachim of Fiore and the Florensian Order

11. Gregory IX and the Liber Extra

12. Gregory IX and Rome: Artistic Patronage, Ceremonies and Ritual Space

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Nov 2023).

ISBN:

1-003-70167-1

1-04-077437-7

90-485-5460-8

9781003701675

OCLC:

1372396445

Publisher Number:

CIPO000299070