The Saga of the Patarenes

The middle of the 11th century was a time of crisis and reform i...
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Archbishop Aelfsige Dies in the Alps

In the year 959, Aelfsige, the newly installed Archbishop of Can...
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Revisiting Dictatus Papae

During the Investiture Conflict over the rights and prerogatives...
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Coronation of Charlemagne

If one were to have a basic literacy of the most important dates...
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The Legend of St. Maternus

St. Maternus is a semi-legendary figure from the history of the ...
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Innocent III: Ten Reasons Men Should Not Marry

Just before he became Pope Innocent III in 1198, Cardinal Lothar...
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Gregory VII and the Reform of Penance

The term "Gregorian Reform" i...
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Propriae auctoritates apostolicae sedis

The 11th century was an extremely fruitful time for debate and t...
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