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The Formation of Papal Authority in Late Antique Italy - Roman Bishops and the Domestic Sphere (Hardcover)
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The Formation of Papal Authority in Late Antique Italy - Roman Bishops and the Domestic Sphere (Hardcover)
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This book is the first cultural history of papal authority in late
antiquity. While most traditional histories posit a 'rise of the
papacy' and examine popes as politicians, theologians and civic
leaders, Kristina Sessa focuses on the late Roman household and its
critical role in the development of the Roman church from
c.350-600. She argues that Rome's bishops adopted the ancient elite
household as a model of good government for leading the church.
Central to this phenomenon was the classical and biblical figure of
the steward, the householder's appointed agent who oversaw his
property and people. As stewards of God, Roman bishops endeavored
to exercise moral and material influence within both the pope's own
administration and the households of Italy's clergy and lay elites.
This original and nuanced study charts their manifold interactions
with late Roman households and shows how bishops used domestic
knowledge as the basis for establishing their authority as Italy's
singular religious leaders.
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