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IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 211: The Papacy, Rome, and Romanitas: Sessions in Memory of John Doran, II - Rome, Venice, and beyond

Monday 7 July 2014, 14.15-15.45

Sponsor:Ecclesiastical History Society / University of Chester
Organiser:Brenda M. Bolton, University of London
Moderator/Chair:Anne J. Duggan, Department of History, King's College London
Paper 211-aThe Pontificate of Benedict VII, 974-983
(Language: English)
Bernard Hamilton, Department of History, University of Nottingham
Index terms: Ecclesiastical History
Paper 211-bVenice and the Reform Papacy
(Language: English)
Thomas F. Madden, Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Saint Louis University, Missouri
Index terms: Ecclesiastical History
Paper 211-c'Ubi papa, ibi Roma': Creating Rome beyond Rome
(Language: English)
Pascal Montaubin, UFR d'histoire et de géographie, Université de Picardie Jules Verne
Index terms: Ecclesiastical History
Abstract

Paper -a:
10th-century Rome was a turbulent city. Benedict VII's predecessor and successor both met with violent deaths, but Benedict reigned peacefully for nine years and promoted monastic reform in the Patrimony of St Peter. This paper examines the reasons for his success.

Paper -b:
Abstract to be provided.

Paper -c:
Between the 11th and 13th centuries, papal journeys across France came to be increasingly characterized by ceremonial usages which replicated those of Rome in cities and churches alike.