Episcopal appointments in England, c. 1214-1344 : from episcopal election to papal provison / / Katherine Harvey

• Autore: Harvey Katherine
• Pubblicazione: Burlington, Vermont : , : Ashgate Pub. Company, , [2014]; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 262/.1224209022
• Soggetto topico: Bishops - Appointment, call, and election - History; Clergy - Appointment, call, and election - History; Election law (Canon law)
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Church history 1066-1485
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: part I. The age of election -- part II. The age of provision -- part III. The European context.
• Sommario/riassunto: Bishops were central figures in medieval society and the circumstances of their appointments are of great historical importance. This book considers the theory and practice of free canonical election in its heyday under Henry III and Edward I, and the nature of and reasons for the subsequent transition to papal provision. An analysis of the theoretical evidence for this subject (including canon law, royal pronouncements and Lawrence of Somercote's remarkable 1254 tract on episcopal elections) is combined with a consideration of the means by which bishops were created during the reigns of Henry
• Titolo autorizzato: Episcopal appointments in England, c. 1214-1344
• ISBN: 1-315-58011-X; 1-317-14200-4; 1-317-14199-7; 1-4724-2030-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820284603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West