The Penitentiary As a Well of Grace in the Late Middle Ages; The Example of the Province of Uppsala 1448-1527

[951-41-0890-6] 2001. (Small 4to paperback) Near fine. 458pp. Illustrations, notes, tables, sources, index. "The Papal Curia, known as the 'Well of Grace', was the most elaborate system of administration in the Middle Ages. Through the regulations of canon law it controlled the life of Christians in every corner of Christendom and the Penitentiary was one of its offices. This is a pilot study of the Penitentiary in the Late Middle Ages. It studies the role of the office through the Finnish and Swedish documents in the archives of the Penitentiary, which so far are still very little known". Time Period 15th Century & 16th Century. Locale: Uppsala. (Religion, Christianity, Middle Ages, Penitentiaries).