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The Fourth Lateran Council, 1215 Week 4, Lecture 1
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Popular Expressions of Faith Pilgrimage to Jerusalem –A “created” Holy Land
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“The Way of St. James” Santiago de Compostela (St. James of the Field of Stars) –Relics of James the Just, brother of Jesus Romanesque cathedral, 1077-1124/28 Four main “trails”
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Scallop Shell Many lines (paths) converging on one point
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The Cult of St. Thomas of Canterbury Thomas Becket (b. c. 1118-d. Dec. 29, 1170) –Archbishop of Canterbury 1162-1170 King Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189) –Centralizing bureaucracy –Judicial reforms “Benefit of clergy”
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Murder in the Cathedral December 29, 1170 –A trash-talking bishop Henry does penance Canonized 1172
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Lay Piety, 12 th -13 th Centuries Why religion? –Hope of eternal salvation –Explanation for human suffering –Expectation of divine justice –Promise of a better here and now Catholic church as a unifying influence
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Baptism
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Confirmation
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Marriage
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Holy Orders
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Extreme Unction (Last Rites)
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Penance
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Eucharist
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Sacraments Clergy as link between God and humanity Office of the priesthood bigger than any individual priest or his sins Transubstantiation (popularized by c. 1200)
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Chalice of Abbot Suger, 1140 Abbot of St.-Denis Used for holding the sacred wine during Mass
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Maiestas Domini, Toulouse, France, 1096 Romanesque Christ in judgement
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Master of St. Francis Crucifix, Italian, c. 1272 Gothic, more emotional Slumped form
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Hell gets hotter…
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Struggles of the Papacy Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa (r. 1152-90) Pope Hadrian IV (r. 1154-59) Arnold of Brescia Holy Week Interdict, 1155
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The Papacy, cont. Pope Alexander III (r. 1159-83) –First of the “lawyer popes” German annexation of Sicily makes the Papal State surrounded by imperial territory—the horror! An opportunity…
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Pope Innocent III Born Lothario di Segni. (R. 1198-1216) Defender of the “patrimonium” and meddler in secular affairs –But could not stop the Venetians from trading! Launched Fourth Crusade (1204) and Albigensian Crusade
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Fourth Lateran Council, 1215 An assembly of Latin Christendom Aims: 1.To recapture Jerusalem 2.To reform the church Seventy canons (decrees)
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4 th Lateran Significant legislation: –Education for priests –Standardized dress and behavior –Banned trial by ordeal –Moratorium on new religious orders –Requirement for all Christians to receive penance and take the Eucharist at least 1x/year –Special dress for Jews and Muslims
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