Fathers, pastors and kings visions of episcopacy in seventeenth-century France

Fathers, Pastors and Kings is a first-class research monograph on an important issue in the history of the Catholic Church, exploring the conceptions of episcopacy that shaped the identity of the bishops of France in the wake of the reforming Council of Trent (1545–63).

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Forrestal, Alison, author (author)
Formato: Capítulo de libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press 2010.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Studies in early modern European history.
Materias:
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Map of French dioceses
  • Introduction
  • 1. Catholic renewal and episcopal traditions in the sixteenth century
  • 2. The most perfect state: French clerical reformers and episcopal status
  • 3. Lower clergy versus bishops
  • 4. Ecclesiastical monarchy or monarchies?
  • 5. An uneasy alliance
  • 6. Manuals and hagiography: mirrors of French ideals?
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index.