Peace and purges: episcopal administration of religious communities and the contested see of Reims (c. 931-953)
From 931 until 961, two claimants, each with their own powerful allies, contested the archiepiscopal see of Reims. This prolonged and often violent conflict was rooted in the secular competition between the Bosonid, Carolingian, Vermandois and Robertian dynasties. This article examines the archbisho...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Abbaye de Maredsous
[2016]
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Revue bénédictine
Year: 2016, Volume: 126, Issue: 2, Pages: 287-323 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Artold, Reims, Erzbischof -961
/ Hugo, Reims, Erzbischof 920-962
/ Catholic church, Erzdiözese Reims
/ Rivalry
/ Monastery
/ Administration
/ History 925-961
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KBG France KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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| Summary: | From 931 until 961, two claimants, each with their own powerful allies, contested the archiepiscopal see of Reims. This prolonged and often violent conflict was rooted in the secular competition between the Bosonid, Carolingian, Vermandois and Robertian dynasties. This article examines the archbishops’ management of monastic and canonical houses during these controversies. It argues that secular circumstances heavily shaped the episcopal administration of religious communities in such highly politicized times. Their interventions in monasteries and canonries could either intend compromise and reconciliation, discipline wayward clerics and monks, or display a genuine pastoral solicitude. Furthermore, a scrutiny of episcopal policies against the backdrop of the political situation, demonstrates that their vigorous action relied on secular support and failed to be effective without. |
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| ISSN: | 0035-0893 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Revue bénédictine
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.RB.5.112226 |