Pope Benedict XII (1334-1342) : : The Guardian of Orthodoxy / / Irene Bueno.

This book offers a unique overview on the career and work on Benedict XII, the third pope of Avignon. Benedict XII (ca. 1334-1342) was a key figure of the Avignon papal court, renowned for rooting out heretics and distinguishing himself as a refined theologian. During his reign, he faced the most si...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package 2016-2018
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Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 17 halftones
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • List of Illustrations
  • Introduction: Benedict XII, the Guardian of Orthodoxy / Bueno, Irene
  • 1. Jacques Fournier and Thirteenth- Century Inquisitorial Methods / Sherman, Elizabeth
  • 2. Recovering a Theological Advice by Jacques Fournier / Piron, Sylvain
  • 3. Benedict XII and the Beatific Vision / Trottmann, Christian
  • 4. A New Seat for the Papacy: Benedict XII, Avignon, and the Comtat Venaissin / Theis, Valérie
  • 5. In the Footsteps of St Peter : New Light on the Half-Length Images of Benedict XII by Paolo da Siena and Boniface VIII by Arnolfo di Cambio in Old St Peter's / Bolgia, Claudia
  • 6. Benedict XII and Italy : Restoring Orthodoxy and Consolidating Papal Sovereignty after John XXII / Parent, Sylvain
  • 7. Benedict XII and the Outbreak of the Hundred Years' War / Bombi, Barbara
  • 8. Benedict XII and the Crusades / Carr, Mike
  • 9. Benedict XII and the partes Orientis / Bueno, Irene
  • Index of names
  • Index of subjects