Why Did the Abbot-Bishop Oliba Enter Religious Life?
A member of the comital family that ruled several Pyrenean counties, Oliba was abbot of Cuixà and Ripoll and bishop of Vic from 1017 to 1046. He wrote sermons and poetry, supervised the building of the Romanesque cathedral of Vic and is regarded as the founder of the Truce of God, an attempt to proh...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brepols
[2019]
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The journal of medieval monastic studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 8, Pages: 47-72 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KBH Iberian Peninsula KCA Monasticism; religious orders |
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| Summary: | A member of the comital family that ruled several Pyrenean counties, Oliba was abbot of Cuixà and Ripoll and bishop of Vic from 1017 to 1046. He wrote sermons and poetry, supervised the building of the Romanesque cathedral of Vic and is regarded as the founder of the Truce of God, an attempt to prohibit warfare on ecclesiastical festivals and holy days. Why did Oliba renounce secular power in 1002 or 1003 to enter the monastery of Ripoll? Because of his subsequent accomplishments, it has generally been argued that he was always of a pious and intellectual temperament, but in fact it seems more likely that particular political and dynastic circumstances led to the decision to become a cleric. Oliba was co-ruler of Cerdanya-Besalú with his older brothers, but unlike them, he had no territorial jurisdiction. The death of the Countess Ermengarda limited Oliba's options. Becoming a religious was a way of both ceding political control to the two older brothers who already effectively ruled, while pursuing a career appropriate to his status. |
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| ISSN: | 2034-3523 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of medieval monastic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.JMMS.5.117959 |