In the wake of the death of (anti)pope Clement III at Civita Castellana in the year 1100, a series of written sources bore witness to the many miracles—the “plurima miracula”—that occurred around his tomb. These miracles contributed to the spread of the fame of Clement’s sanctity, which was strongly upheld by the anti-Gregorian party and resolutely opposed by Gregory VII’s successors. Affirmed by some, contrasted by others, and ultimately condemned to oblivion, Clement III’s sanctity provides a fitting illustration of the reasons the Reform of the eleventh century cannot be interpreted as a unitary and unambiguous process.
A saint of damned memory. Clement III, (Anti)Pope / Longo, Umberto. - In: RM RIVISTA. - ISSN 1593-2214. - ELETTRONICO. - 13,1:(2012), pp. 136-152. [10.6092/1593-2214/341]
A saint of damned memory. Clement III, (Anti)Pope
LONGO, UMBERTO
2012
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In the wake of the death of (anti)pope Clement III at Civita Castellana in the year 1100, a series of written sources bore witness to the many miracles—the “plurima miracula”—that occurred around his tomb. These miracles contributed to the spread of the fame of Clement’s sanctity, which was strongly upheld by the anti-Gregorian party and resolutely opposed by Gregory VII’s successors. Affirmed by some, contrasted by others, and ultimately condemned to oblivion, Clement III’s sanctity provides a fitting illustration of the reasons the Reform of the eleventh century cannot be interpreted as a unitary and unambiguous process.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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