The Latin Empire of Constantinople and the Franciscans

When one considers the absence of reliable information about events in general within the city of Constantinople itself between the death of the second Latin Emperor Henry in 1216 and the recapture of the city by the Greeks from Nicaea in 1261, it is surprising that the references to the Franciscans...

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Main Author: Wolff, Robert Lee (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 1944
In: Traditio
Year: 1944, Volume: 2, Pages: 213-237
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Summary:When one considers the absence of reliable information about events in general within the city of Constantinople itself between the death of the second Latin Emperor Henry in 1216 and the recapture of the city by the Greeks from Nicaea in 1261, it is surprising that the references to the Franciscans there, comparatively abundant in the sources, have not previously been used to shed some light on the religious and social history of the capital during this dark period.
ISSN:2166-5508
Contains:Enthalten in: Traditio
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0362152900017189