HIST 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fourth Council Of The Lateran, Evangelical Counsels, Papal Legate
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The church, the papacy and reform on the eve of the 13 th century. Pope = bishop of rome = pontifex maximus. Innocent iii (r. 1198-1216), born lothar dei conti dei segni (plenitude or fullness of power) Central questions (to be traced through the course: why is this a good alternate title for hist 220: from christendom to europe, c. 1200. Our course ends with the emergence of martin luther, who played a crucial role in precipitating the reformation and seriously weakening papal authority. In parentheses are the ecclesiastical districts or communities directly overseen by the members of the church hierarchy. Note that this is only a very basic sketch of the. We"ll also be adding to this sketch next week when we discuss the. Innocent iii, the crisis of the church, and the canons of the 4 th lateran council. Questions underlying this lecture (and the next several lectures):