History 2403E Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Last Roman Emperor, Papal Bull, Pope Boniface Viii
2 May 2018
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October 24th, 2017
The Late Medieval Church: A Church in Crisis
- The printing press helps to facilitate the work of the printing press
- Humanists had previously handwriting important documents
- Accurate copies for a cheaper cost
- Creates networks for discussion
- Reformation
o Publishers published what was selling: the reformation is selling
o Martin Luther 95 theses, spread throughout Europe within a month
▪ Attacks the church at the political, social and legal level
- Created a culture that you could criticize
A Church in Crisis
- Diocletian – 305
o Last roman emperor to make an effort on Christianity
o Roman empire in trouble, blame the roman gods
▪ Severe period of persecution for the Christian church
o 305: gives up and goes into seclusion
Constantine,
- 312: battle of Milvian Ridge
o tributes success to Christian God
- Constantine – 314, 325
o 314: Edict of Toleration
o 325: Edict of Milan
o these events are significant moments in Christian church history
▪ they are liberated
o enforces a solution
o Caesaropapism Caesar acting as a pope
o Roman bishop recognized as the authority
- Gelasius – 492-496
o Gelasian letter
▪ The most important pronouncement in the history of political thought
▪ Secular and spiritual authority
▪ Development of the Doctrine of the Two Swords
▪ Luke 22:38 “Here are two Swords”
• Spiritual authority: ecclesiastical
• Temporal authority: secular
• Both have authorities from Jesus Christ
▪ Idea of marriage between church and state
- Philip IV “The Fair”
- Boniface VIII– 1296 – Papal Bull – Clericus Larios
o 1294: war breaks out between England and France
o Both kings tax the clergy
▪ Against common law
o Papal bull
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Document Summary
The late medieval church: a church in crisis. The printing press helps to facilitate the work of the printing press. Reformation: publishers published what was selling: the reformation is selling, martin luther 95 theses, spread throughout europe within a month, attacks the church at the political, social and legal level. Created a culture that you could criticize. Diocletian 305: last roman emperor to make an effort on christianity, roman empire in trouble, blame the roman gods, severe period of persecution for the christian church, 305: gives up and goes into seclusion. 312: battle of milvian ridge tributes success to christian god. 1303 clement v avignon: period in avignon last 70 years (1305), has 5 popes. 1876 gregory xi: moves the papacy to rome. Count robert of geneva (pope clement vii) cesena: pope clement cousin of the french king, known as the butcher of cesana, his army had butchered 4,000 citizens under his authority.
