Medieval Ecclesiastical History

The cult of saints in the early Welsh March: aspects of cultural transmission in a time of political conflict

by John Reuben Davies

Legge, matrimonio, società. Incontro con Charles Donahue jr. In: Rivista Storica Italiana, 3 (2011), 1130-1179.

by Cecilia Cristellon

Co-authored with Silvana Seidel Menchi

The Schism that never was: Old Norse views on Byzantium and Russia.

by Sverrir Jakobsson

A draft version of an article published in Byzantinoslavica, 66 (2008), 173-88.

Das Gutachten Ivos von Chartres zur Krönung Ludwigs VI.: Quellenstudium und Edition von Epistola 189

by Christof Rolker

Co-authored with Marcel Schawe; published in: Francia 34 (2007), S. 147–157. Available online (www.perspectivi.net).

The Bishops of Chichester 1091-1503

by Philippa Hoskin

An overview of developments in appointments to the episcopate and management of the diocese of Chichester An overview of developments in appointments to the episcopate and management of the diocese of Chichester

Cause Papers in the Diocesan Courts of the Archbishopric of York 1300-1858

by Philippa Hoskin

The Book of Llandaf in its early twelfth-century Cambro-Norman context

by John Reuben Davies

Heaven is a Place on Earth: Church and Sacred Space in 13th century Iceland

by Sverrir Jakobsson

A draft version of an article published in Scandinavian Studies, 82 (2010), 1-20.

Domonkos zágrábi püspök politikai szerepe a 12-13. század fordulóján

by Gabor Szeberenyi

A zágrábi püspökség Szlavónia megszervezésében játszott szerepének egyházszervezeti vonatkozásai

by Gabor Szeberenyi

The Allegorical Exegesis of Bede: 'Figures in History and the Shape of the Self'

by Zachary (Zack) Guiliano

Masters thesis.

The exegesis of the Venerable Bede (672-735 CE) is "cut" from the same cloth as his theology of history and... more The exegesis of the Venerable Bede (672-735 CE) is "cut" from the same cloth as his theology of history and his understanding of human transformation. Bede's exegetical theory displays a concern with the verbal "garments" of Christian Scripture, expressed as Scriptures "shapes" (*figurae*) and "adornments" (*ornati*), and his exegetical practice demonstrates a similar preoccupation. his understanding of human transformation, expressed in his exegetical, homiletic, and historical practice, is similarly related to the concepts of *figura* and *ornatus*. Bede's readers are meant to pattern their ethical selves upon the historical figures of Scripture in order to become clothed with the virtues displayed therein. The thesis advances its argument primarily by engaging with Bede's rhetorical treatise "On Schemes and Tropes" and his biblical commentaries.

The thesis then explores the implications of Bede's thought on history, morality, and language for the ongoing study of his historiographical works and for the contemporary study of Scripture.

Holzanalysen an Sarghölzern spätmittelalterlicher und frühneuzeitlicher Bestattungen aus dem Kreuzgang der Stiftskirche St. Arnual in Saarbrücken

by Julian Wiethold

Co-authored with N. Boenke

In : H.-W. Herrmann/J. Selmer (eds.), Leben und Sterben in einem mittelalterlichen Kollegiatstift. Archäologische und baugeschichtliche Untersuchungen im ehemaligen Stift St. Arnual in Saarbrücken. Saarbrücken : 2007, p. 539-542 (Veröffentlichungen des Institutes für Landeskunde im Saarland ; 43).

Justice inquisitoire et construction de la souveraineté : le modèle ecclésial (XIIe-XIVe siècles). Normes, pratiques, diffusion

by Julien Théry

Paru dans "Annuaire de l'EHESS. Compte rendus des cours et conférences 2004-2005, Paris : EHESS, 2006, p. 593-594

Présentation dans ses grandes lignes d'une recherche orientée selon trois hypothèses : les pratiques d'enquête de... more Présentation dans ses grandes lignes d'une recherche orientée selon trois hypothèses : les pratiques d'enquête de vérité ont été au fondement d'un régime de relations de pouvoir original caractérisable comme une première forme de gouvernementalité souveraine ; le modèle ecclésial et sa procédure " romano-canonique " ont eu un rôle central pour la mise en place de ce nouveau régime ; l'enquête de vérité était constitutive de deux registres inhérents à cette gouvernementalité souveraine, celui de la "fama" et celui des "enormia". L'étude porte sur une longue série de procès menés par la papauté des XIIe-XIVe s., contre des prélats accusés d'" excès " ou " crimes " souvent dits " énormes ". Ces enquêtes ont constitué un domaine d'expérimentation, un laboratoire de l'inquisitoire canonique. La réflexion concerne ici principalement sur le rôle de la "fama", qui permettait la capillarité et la centralisation des relations de pouvoir organisées par l'enquête, tout en instaurant une problématique de vérité au cœur de ces relations. La "fama"donnait aux faits concernés un statut de vérité incertaine, à vérifier par l'enquête que seules pouvaient mener les autorités compétentes, c'est-à-dire les institutions souveraines

Review of “Carla del Zotto (ed.), La letteratura Cristiana in Islandia [Christian literature in Iceland], Rome: Carocci, 2010. Pp. 135”

by gregory cattaneo

Grégory Cattaneo, “Carla del Zotto (ed.), La letteratura Cristiana in Islandia [Christian literature in Iceland], Rome: Carocci, 2010. Pp. 135”, in Journal of Scandinavian Studies Studies 83 (4) Winter 2011, 458-461.

The present book is published under the direction of Carla Del Zotto and offers a collection of three papers presented... more The present book is published under the direction of Carla Del Zotto and offers a collection of three papers presented during a conference held on 30 March 2009 at the University of Rome, entitled "Christian Literature in Iceland." We should not make the mistake of approaching this book as a work of vulgarization intended for an Italian readership—maybe less familiar to Scandinavian studies than others—but as an original piece of research written in Italian by competent scholars in Scandinavian humanities. Carla Del Zotto teaches Germanic philology at the University of Roma and published various books around the thematic of religious literature of the German middle ages, runes and Nordic mythology; Silvia Cosimini, not only graduated both in German philology from the University of Florence and in Icelandic language and literature from the University of Iceland, but is also a well-known translator of Icelandic authors; Tommaso Marani graduated in German philology from the University of Roma where he worked for a while as a docent and is currently doing his PhD in Old...

Il cardinale Bertrando del Poggetto, l'abate Bernardo. La lunetta araldica della Torre di Nonantola nella Rocca di Vignola

by Riccardo Fangarezzi

in «Memorie. La rivista del Centro Studi Storici Nonantolani», 10 (2010), n. 8-10, pp. 3-7

In the years before 1334 cardinal Bertrand du Pouget was re-conquering Emilia-Romagna to allow the Pope to come back... more In the years before 1334 cardinal Bertrand du Pouget was re-conquering Emilia-Romagna to allow the Pope to come back in Italy, building for him the palace of the Holy See in Bologna. But Bologna rose up against the cardinal. The people besieged the palace and at last they compelled Bertrand to leave for France suddenly and destroyed completely the palace, painted by Giotto and other great artists. After that episode, the Pope began to build his palace in Avignon. When the cardinal was in Bologna, the abbot of Nonantola Bernard (he too was from France) collaborated with him, and was with him in the palace during the insurrection. The abbot was caught and had back freedom only after a hard imprisonment and a very expensive ransom. He returned in France and died few months later. In this paper the coat of arms of cardinal du Pouget is recognized on the Tower of Nonantola in the castle of Vignola (Modena).

Una proposta di nuova attribuzione ad Almanno di Hautvillers

by Ernesto Sergio Mainoldi

«Archives d’Histoire doctrinale et littéraire au Moyen Age», 76 (2009), pp. 7-28

Resumé:
L'article propose d’attribuer à Almanne de Hautvillers (IXe s.) la lettre d'un auteur A. à un certain... more Resumé:
L'article propose d’attribuer à Almanne de Hautvillers (IXe s.) la lettre d'un auteur A. à un certain magister E., transmise par le seul manuscrit Leiden, Voss. lat. oct. 88. L’attribution, soutenue par des concordances textuelles avec les écrits d’Almanne, permettrait de préciser les nombreuses références historiques présentes dans l’épître ainsi que d’illustrer ses aspects doctrinaux, marqués par l’influence érigénienne, et de spécifier en même temps plusieurs détails de la vie et de la formation intellectuelle du moine et prêtre de Hautvillers.

Abstract:
This paper intends to attribute to Almannus of Hautvillers (IXe c.) a letter of an author A. to a certain magister E., which is only known in the manuscript Leiden, Voss. lat. oct. 88. The attribution, argued through textual concordances with works of Almannus, would allow to detail numerous historical informations referred to in the epistle as well as its doctrinal aspects, marked by the eriugenian influence, and at the same time to specify several facts concerning life and intellectual formation of the monk and priest of Hautvillers.

Sintesi:
Si propone l’attribuzione ad Almanno di Hautvillers della lettera inviata da un anonimo autore che si firma come A. a un certo magister E., trasmessa dal manoscritto unico Leiden, Voss. lat. oct. 88. L’attribuzione, argomentata attraverso concordanze testuali con altri scritti di Almanno, permette di contestualizzare i numerosi riferimenti storici nonché i contorni dottrinali dell’epistola, segnati dall’influenza eriugeniana, e allo stesso tempo di specificare vari dettagli della biografia e della formazione intellettuale del monaco e presbitero altivillarense.

PhD project

by gregory cattaneo

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Penitential Discourse in the Diplomas of King Æthelred ‘the Unready’

by Levi Roach

forthcoming in The Journal of Ecclesiastical History.

This article consists of a detailed study of a series of extraordinary diplomas issued by King Æthelred ‘the Unready’... more This article consists of a detailed study of a series of extraordinary diplomas issued by King Æthelred ‘the Unready’ during the 990s. These diplomas restore lands and rights to churches which had earlier been despoiled by the king and his advisors and their wording indicates that they were intended as a conscious gesture of penitence. As such, these documents were of central political importance and it is argued that they can be fruitfully mined for evidence of Æthelred’s own thoughts and feelings in these years; these diplomas might well be considered to preserve Æthelred’s own ‘voice’.

'Uproot and destroy, build and plant': legatine authority under Pope Gregory VII

by Kriston Rennie

Journal of Medieval History 33 (2007), 166-80

" As Men Do With Their Wives": Domestic Violence In Fourteenth-Century Lucca

by Corinne Wieben