The Eastern Schism of 907 and the Affair of the Tetragamia

The fourth marriage of the emperor Leo vi set in motion a complicated series of events involving not only the canonical question of marriage in the Christian life, but also ecclesiastical schism, Church-State relations, and papal ecclesiastical policy. The affair of the tetragamia, centering as it d...

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Published in:The journal of ecclesiastical history
Main Author: Boojamra, John L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1974
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 1974, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 113-133
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Summary:The fourth marriage of the emperor Leo vi set in motion a complicated series of events involving not only the canonical question of marriage in the Christian life, but also ecclesiastical schism, Church-State relations, and papal ecclesiastical policy. The affair of the tetragamia, centering as it did around the personalities of the emperors Leo vi, Alexander, and Romanus Lecapenus and the patriarchs Nicholas Mysticus and Euthymius, was perhaps the most significant event of early tenth-century Byzantine political and ecclesiastical life.
ISSN:1469-7637
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S002204690004570X