CAS HI 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Pope Leo Iii, Vulgate, Pope Damasus I
7 Nov 2016
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Pope has to run an estate, oversee church and managing legacy of republic and empire. 1450 (ish) the pope resolves tension by deciding to be a prince: slightly degrades universal church. Origins of papacy: peter thought to be the first: binding and looseing: pope has the authority to make definitive judgment about salvation. Bc very powerful tool for the papacy. Rome becomes christian in the 4th c w/ constantine. 410: sack of rome by alaric i. 449: leo i issues his tome for council of ephesus. 751: lombards end byzantine control of rome. 800: pope leo iii crown charlemagne emperor in rome. Pope or emperor appoint arch bishop of milan. 1075 canossa, northern italy, emperor sits outside church begging: the desire for (cid:862)li(cid:271)ertas e(cid:272)(cid:272)lesiae(cid:863) I(cid:374)terdi(cid:272)t a(cid:374)d the chur(cid:272)h"s (cid:272)oer(cid:272)i(cid:448)e po(cid:449)er: the fredericks (barbarossa and ii), the lombard leagues (1167 and 1239) and the desire to limit imperial power. Lombard league: 1167 and 1239, ghibellines, guelphs and the issue of resources.
