Of Locustae and Dangerous Men: Peter Damian, the Vallombrosans, and Eleventh-century Reform

In a letter to the people of Florence in the early part of 1067, the ardent reformer, Peter Damian, denounced a group of monks as locustae. These unnamed monks—whom it has long been accepted were the Vallombrosans—had been waging a campaign against their bishop, Peter Mezzabarba of Florence, whom th...

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Main Author: Cushing, Kathleen G. (Author)
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2005
In: Church history
Year: 2005, Volume: 74, Issue: 4, Pages: 740-757
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