1st Edition
Pope Gregory IX (1227-1241) Power and Authority
Edited By Damian J. Smith
Copyright 2023
368 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
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As Cardinal Hugo and as pope, Gregory was one of the dominant figures in the history of the papacy of the High Middle Ages. Coming to prominence under Pope Innocent III, Hugo played an important political role, particularly as legate on various occasions, as well as being a major promoter of the new religious orders. As pope, his battle with Emperor Frederick II is one of medieval history’s most... Read more
Preface, Contributors, Abbreviations, Illustrations, Introduction : Pope Gregory IX (1227-1241) - Damian J. Smith, Brenda M. Bolton, Chapter One: 'Our Lord Hugo': Gregory IX before the pontificate - Brenda M. Bolton, Chapter Two: Gregory IX and the 'Lombard Question' - Gianluca Raccagni, Chapter Three: Gregory IX and the Search for an Anglo-French Peace, 1227-4 - Nicholas Vincent, Chapter Four: Gregory IX and the Crusades - Michael Lower, Chapter Five : Gregory IX and the Greek East - Nikolaos G. Chrissis, Chapter Six: Gregory IX and Denmark - Torben Kjersgaard Nielsen, Chapter Seven: Gregory IX and Spain - Damian J. Smith, Chapter Eight: Gregory IX and Mission - Iben Fonnesberg-Schmidt, Chapter Nine: Penitet eum satis? Gregory IX, inquisitors, and heresy as seen in contemporary historiography - Andrea Sommerlechner, Chapter Ten: The Third Quadriga: Gregory IX, Joachim of Fiore and the Florensian Order - Julia Eva Wannenmacher, Chapter Eleven: Gregory IX and the Liber Extra - Edward A. Reno III, Chapter Twelve: Gregory IX and Rome: Artistic patronage, ceremonies and ritual space - Claudia Bolgia
Biography
Damian J. Smith is Professor of Medieval History in the Department of History at Saint Louis University, USA. He is the author/editor/translator of numerous books and articles concerning the Medieval Iberian Peninsula, the Mediterranean, and the Church. He is currently writing a history of the reign of James I of Aragon (1213-1276).
