Carolingian Claims and Innovations
Sethina Watson
How, then, was this Western form accommodated in Carolingian law and practice? This chapter explores the jurisdictions under which xenodochia sat traces development of mechanisms Lombardy, Rome, Francia to guard police these facilities. It explores, first, many <italic>potestates</italic> might rest. Since council Chalcedon (451), church had declined take welfare houses an ecclesiastical jurisdiction, depriving bishops any general supervisory authority. created unusual challenges for palace, bishops, councils, who craft means prompt into action admonish different people were responsible individual foundations. The then identifies initiatives formulate statements even policies xenodochia. Most significant a programme reform laid down at Olona (825) Wala, abbot Corbie, product Frankish agendas Lombard practice. initiative taken Rome where Eugenius II fashioned papal response 826. silence councils finally broken Meaux-Paris 845/6, early work Pseudo-Isidorian forgers is here detected. In its wake, last offer several bold regarding hospitals.
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