Schieffer, R: Papst Gregor VII. - Softcover

 
9783406587924: Schieffer, R: Papst Gregor VII.

Synopsis

Gregory VII resolutely faced the challenge by the worldly power in the investiture dispute and set standards for the freedom of the church. But despite the hour of his greatest triumph in 1077 at Canossa, he had to fight for the papal superiority to his adversary Henry IV. at the end. Rudolf Schieffer describes the career of Hildebrand-Gregor, the influences on his reform thoughts and his work as pope. His representation as close to the source as well as cleverly weighing draws a haunting picture of the pope, who has shaped the self-understanding of the medieval church like hardly any other.

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