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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521592194

ISBN-139780521592192

eBay Product ID (ePID)828508

Product Key Features

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameClement V

SubjectChristian Church / History, Religious, Europe / General

Publication Year1998

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorSophia Menache

SeriesCambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight25.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN97-027894

Reviews"This study, based on extensive research into primary sorces, re-evaluates the reign of Bernard de Got...who became Pope Clement V in 1305." Theology Digest, "...this is a book that carries weight, and its extensive bibliography and detailed referencing will be a boon for future scholars." The Catholic Historical Review

Dewey Edition21

Series Volume NumberSeries Number 36

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal282/.092 b

Table Of ContentForeword; Introduction; 1. Clement V; 2. Church policy; 3. Crusade and mission; 4. Italy; 5. France; 6. England; 7. The council of Vienne and the Clementinae; Conclusions; Bibliography.

SynopsisClement 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., The Avignon pope Clement V led the Church during nine critical years, 1305-14. In contrast to the characterisation of the period as the 'Babylonian captivity' of the papacy, this 1998 book offers an evaluation of Clement's reign, the goals of papal policy, and its evaluation by contemporaries., The fourteenth century heralded a new stage in the history of the Church, when papal rule was forced to find new patterns of cooperation with emerging national states. The Avignon pontificate of Clement V (1305-14) found a compromise among conflicting interests, and thus paved the way for the Church in the modern era. In contrast to the characterization of the Avignon period as the "Babylonian captivity" of the papacy, this book offers a new evaluation of Clement's reign, the goals of papal policy, and its evaluation by contempories.

LC Classification NumberBX1275 .M46 1998