Pope Urban II's Council of Piacenza : March 1-7, 1095 / Robert Somerville.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

vi, 151 pages ; 24 cm

"The Council of Piacenza is one of the most important events of the reform that was sweeping through the Western Church at the end of the eleventh century. It is often regarded as a launching pad for the First Crusade, though the matter is obscure and serves only to hide the assembly's true significance as a turning point in the papal schism between Popes Gregory VII, Urban II, and the so-called anti-pope Clement III. The canons promulgated at Piacenza became landmarks not only for the eleventh- and twelfth-century reform, but more broadly for the Church of the High Middle Ages and even beyond. Robert Somerville situates Piacenza in historical context, and discusses the sources, the attendance, and the need for a new edition of the legislation. The official canons are lost, but several dozen twelfth-century manuscripts preserve versions of those texts and were consulted for a new edition of these provisions. The account continues with a commentary on Piacenza's legislation and concludes with a discussion of Urban II's conciliar activity after the year 1095, thus filling out the picture of what can be known of the synods of one of the most influential Roman pontiffs of the Middle Ages."--Dust jacket.

Includes English translations for most Latin passages, including the conciliar canons, with commentary in English.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-142) and indexes.

RBLL2

BX830 1094 .S66 2011

English

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