HIST-281 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: High Middle Ages, Middle Ages, Wield
28 Oct 2020
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At the dawn of the early middle ages, the office of the bishop or patriarch of rome seemed to be strong under the leadership of gregory of the great. It led to embarrassments like the cadaver trial. In the east-west schism of 1054, the byzantine patriarch of constantinople showed no intimidation by the agents of rome. There was a long sense in the eastern re that the city of rome no longer mattered. What mattered was the roman power in the east. The 11th century was a key era for the power of the papacy. It was going to be concerned in the high middle ages. One possibility was that the influence of the roman patriarch faded away to almost nothing. The influence of regional bishops in the north would grow. A series of events led the papacy to survive but also thrive. It would thrive as a source of ecclesiastical and political authority over latin christians.
