HIST 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fourth Council Of The Lateran, Papal Legate, Secular Clergy
15 Mar 2016
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History 220 - late medieval and renaissance europe spring 2016. 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): Innocent iii"s response to crisis in the church: strengthen power of papacy (a) developed new theories of papal authority (b) centralized administration (c) canons of the fourth lateran council. Vicar of christ (vs. vicar of st. peter) St. francis and the rise of the mendicant orders. Lecture outline: st. francis of assisi: an introduction. Innocent iii and the franciscans: coopting and controlling the movement (a) the fate of the poor clares (b) betrayal of the franciscan ideal (c) tensions with secular clergy. Franciscans: a hybrid of monks and secular clergy: monks and nuns follow strict rule, live apart from society, take vows of chastity, poverty, obedience, life of prayer and work.
