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IMC 2021: Sessions

Session 1118: Medieval Papacy, c. 500-1500, II: The 12th Century

Wednesday 7 July 2021, 11.15-12.45

Organisers:Benedict Wiedemann, Department of History, University College London / Institute of Historical Research, University of London
Agata Zielinska, Department of History, University College London
Moderator/Chair:Melanie Brunner, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Paper 1118-aPapal Envoys and the Construction of Christendom
(Language: English)
Agata Zielinska, Department of History, University College London
Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval
Paper 1118-b'Hic a cardinalibus in papam Calixtum electus est': Re-Framing Calixtus II's Election in 1119
(Language: English)
Enrico Veneziani, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews
Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval
Paper 1118-cRome Seen through a Papal Election: The Pope, the Cardinals, and the Local Aristocracy in Pandulph's Life of Gelasius II
(Language: English)
Francesco Renzi, Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar 'Cultura, Espaço e Memória' (CITCEM), Universidade do Porto
Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval
Abstract

The second of a series of sessions on the 'Medieval Papacy, c.500-1500'. This session looks at the papacy in the long 12th century. Paper-a looks at how the papacy interacted with Christendom through its use of envoys, and goes well beyond the chronological brackets of this session. Paper-b reframes the election of Pope Calixtus II through a comparison of the different accounts, focusing on how they were re-written during the Papal Schism of 1130. Paper-c also examines the effect of the 1130 Schism on accounts of a papal election: that of Gelasius II.