Local Churches, Monasteries, and Bishops in leon Between the Ninth and Eleventh Centuries / Mariel Perez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pérez, Mariel, author.

Series:

Late antique and early medieval Iberia ; Volume 14.

Late Antique and Early Medieval Iberia Series ; Volume 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bishops--Spain--León--History.

Bishops.

Monasteries--Spain--León.

Monasteries.

León (Spain)--Church history.

León (Spain).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : Amsterdam University Press B.V., [2024]

Summary:

This volume contributes to a deeper understanding of the different forms of ecclesiastical articulation in early medieval Spain. While traditional studies have focused on higher instances of ecclesiastical power, this work offers a bottom-up perspective centred on the local churches and the bonds they established with monasteries and bishops. This approach engages in a reflection on the nature of the diocese in the Early Middle Ages, as well as furthering our knowledge of early medieval local societies and their social dynamics.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

1 Local Churches

Historiographical framework: Perspectives and contributions

A range of social initiatives

The churches of the local elites

The churches and monasteries of the aristocracy

The materiality of churches

Religious functions

Churches and rural communities

Local churches between individual control and their collective role

Bibliography

2 Monasteries and Ecclesiastical Organisation

The monasteries

Donations to monastic communities

The establishment of ecclesiastical networks around monasteries

Bishops and the monastic world in the early Middle Ages

The consequences of transferring churches to monastic communities

3 Bishops and the Origins of the Diocese

The bishops and the diocese

The bases of episcopal power in the early Middle Ages

Church donations, social relationships and patronage

Ecclesiastical reform and the advance on local churches

Ecclesiastical revenues and episcopal thirds

Control over local clergy

The organisation of the diocese

Church management and the development of diocesan clergy

The establishment of diocesan boundaries and the insertion of the diocese into metropolitan structures

The consecration of the new church of León: The sign of a new era

The construction of the diocese: The beginning of a conflictive process

Conclusions

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-003-69900-6

1-04-077281-1

90-485-5948-0

9781003699002

OCLC:

1455294802