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The History Of The Popes: From The Foundation Of The See Of Rome, To The Present Time - Softcover

Archibald Bower

 
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The History Of The Popes: From The Foundation Of The See Of Rome, To The Present Time by Archibald Bower surveys the era of Pope Nicholas I, detailing how the papacy extended its prerogatives across a fragmented Europe. It chronicles the Lorraine divorce crisis (862–865), the negotiations and legations between Lotharius, Charles of France, and Louis the German, and the pope's interventions to enforce canonical justice. It then traces the Ignatius–Photius dispute (863–867), the bishops' councils, and the Roman decrees defending papal primacy against Byzantine pretensions. The Bulgarian question (867) shows Nicholas's guidance on baptism and church discipline, while the work also examines church governance, the role of chorepiscopi, and the deposition and restoration of bishops. Across these narratives, Bower emphasizes the conflict between secular rulers and Rome, the use of legates and diplomacy, and the reforming aims of papal leadership, concluding with Nicholas's death in 867 and his reform legacy. The narrative presents a dense, state-centered panorama of ninth-century Christendom.

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