Papa as ‘bishop of Rome’

Medieval historians confronted with the Latin word papa may be tempted to translate it unthinkingly as ‘pope’. Certainly the word has been restricted to the bishop of Rome for much of the history of the Church, and its application to this bishop is of long standing. It occurs in an inscription from...

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Main Author: Moorhead, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1985
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 1985, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 337-350
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