Una raccolta degli interventi che, lungo un secolo dal 1914 a oggi, i pontefici hanno tenuto all'Accademia delle Scienze, massima istituzione scientifica del Vaticano. Vengono affrontati temi fondamentali come il valore della scienza per l'uomo contemporaneo, il rapporto tra fed…
Pour les papes il était inévitable d'entretenir des relations avec le monde arabo-musulman, oriental bien entendu -- l'Égypte et le Moyen Orient -- mais aussi occidental -- l'Espagne et le Maghreb --. Ainsi dès 1199, Innocent III s'adressait-il au "Miramolin, roi du Maroc." Quel…
"Hyacinth Bobone (c. 1105-1198) was one of the great figures of twelfth-century Europe. Active in the Roman Curia from the 1120s, a student in Paris, and associated with both Peter Abelard and Arnold of Brescia, he was made cardinal deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in 1144 and …
"Through a blend of political and social history, the author tells the tale of the transplanted papacy in Avignon, bringing to life the fourteenth-century capital of Christianity."
With the arrival of Clement V in 1309, seven popes ruled the Western Church from Avignon until 1378. Joëlle Rollo-Koster traces the compelling story of the transplanted papacy in Avignon, the city the popes transformed into their capital. Through an engaging blend of political a…
"Rome and Religion in the Medieval World provides a panoramic and interdisciplinary exploration of Rome and religious culture. The studies build upon or engage Thomas F.X. Noble's interest in Rome, especially his landmark contributions to the origins of the Papal States and earl…
The original essays in this volume build upon Thomas F.X. Noble's interest in Rome, especially his landmark contributions to the origins of the Papal States and early medieval image controversies, thus providing a panoramic and interdisciplinary exploration of Rome and religious…
The Middle Ages are justifiably regarded as an epoch characterized by fundamental integration processes, in which the papacy played a key role. This volume analyzes the changing relations of the Popes to the Archdiocese of Toledo, located directly on the frontier of the Moslem-r…
The Middle Ages are justifiably regarded as an epoch characterized by fundamental integration processes, in which the papacy played a key role. This volume analyzes the changing relations of the Popes to the Archdiocese of Toledo, located directly on the frontier of the Moslem-r…