Adrian IV The English Pope (1154–1159)
Regular price
€192.20
14 days return policy
Shipping & Delivery
A01=Anne J. Duggan
A01=Brenda Bolton
Adrian IV
Adrian's Pontificate
Adrian’s Pontificate
Alexander III
Anders Bergquist
Anne J. Duggan
Author_Anne J. Duggan
Author_Brenda Bolton
canon law studies
Cardinal Deacon
Cardinal Priest
Category=DNBH
Category=QRM
Category=QRMB1
Category=QRVS1
Celestine Iii
Christopher Egger
Christopher N. L. Brooke
church-state relations
Conrad III
Damian J. Smith
ecclesiastical history
eq_bestseller
eq_biography-true-stories
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
Eugenius III
Expugnatio Hibernica
Gesta Abbatum
Holy Roman Church
Innocent Iii
Leonine City
Liber Censuum
Life Long Member
medieval papacy
Natione Anglicus
Nicholas Breakspear
Opus Dei
papal authority in medieval England
papal legates
Papal Rights
Ponte Lucano
Pope Adrian IV
Pope Alexander III
Sancte Romane Ecclesie
St Albans
Susan E. Twyman
twelfth century Europe
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780754607083
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 18 Feb 2003
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
The year 2000 witnessed the 900th anniversary of the birth of Adrian IV, the only Englishman to sit on the papal throne. His short pontificate of four and a half years, distracted by crisis and controversy and followed as it was by an 18-year schism, could be judged a low point in the history of the papacy. The studies in this book challenge the view that Adrian was little more than a cipher, the tool of powerful factions in the Curia. This is the first large-scale work on Adrian since 1925, and is supported by a substantial appendix of relevant sources and documents in facing translation. Relations with the Empire, the Norman kingdom and the Patrimony are all radically reassessed and the authenticity of 'Laudabiliter' reconsidered. At the same time, the spiritual, educational and devotional contexts in which he was operating are fully assessed; his activities in Catalonia and his legatine mission to Scandinavia are examined in the light of recent research, and his special relationship with St Albans is explored through his privileges to this great abbey. These studies by leading scholars in the field, together with the introductory chapter by Christopher Brooke, reveal an active and engaged pope, reacting creatively to the challenges and crises of the Church and the world.
Brenda Bolton, University of London, UK and Anne J. Duggan, King's College London, UK Christopher N. L. Brooke, Christoph Egger, Damian J. Smith, Anders Bergquist, Susan E. Twyman, Brenda Bolton, Anne J. Duggan.
