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Adrian IV The English Pope (1154-1159) - Studies and Texts (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Adrian IV The English Pope (1154-1159) - Studies and Texts (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West
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The year 2000 witnessed the 900th anniversary of the birth of
Adrian IV, the only Englishman to sit on the papal throne. His
short pontificate of four and a half years, distracted by crisis
and controversy and followed as it was by an 18-year schism, could
be judged a low point in the history of the papacy. The studies in
this book challenge the view that Adrian was little more than a
cipher, the tool of powerful factions in the Curia. This is the
first large-scale work on Adrian since 1925, and is supported by a
substantial appendix of relevant sources and documents in facing
translation. Relations with the Empire, the Norman kingdom and the
Patrimony are all radically reassessed and the authenticity of
'Laudabiliter' reconsidered. At the same time, the spiritual,
educational and devotional contexts in which he was operating are
fully assessed; his activities in Catalonia and his legatine
mission to Scandinavia are examined in the light of recent
research, and his special relationship with St Albans is explored
through his privileges to this great abbey. These studies by
leading scholars in the field, together with the introductory
chapter by Christopher Brooke, reveal an active and engaged pope,
reacting creatively to the challenges and crises of the Church and
the world.
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