La réforme de l'Eglise dans la France de l'Ouest de la fin du XIe siècle au milieu du XIIe siècle : ecclésiologie et mentalités réformatrices
Jean-Hervé Foulon
This doctoral thesis paid particular attention to a certain number of reformers among the clergy and their ecclesiological conceptions in loire country at turn xith xiith centuries. Bishops (yves de chartres, hildebert du mans, marbode rennes, ulger d'angers, geoffroy babion), abbots (geoffroy vendome, baudri bourgueil) or hermits (robert d'arbrissel, bernard tiron, vital savigny) were true local actors this reformative process called + gregorian reform ;. These singled out because they had left corpus literary sources which quite consistent as regards character dating (from 1090 down 1133 1158 for babion's sermons). enabled us understand better reformers' doctrines that stake, various religious sensitivities: about six hundred letters, sermons so, several hagiographical works, many historical without including theological treatises poems. Four parts have study on one hand structures these valley end century characterized by distinct permanence carolingian ideas; then human sphere reformers: low social origins, accession positions responsibility power church connection with rome, circles sets acquaintances. . ; other we managed convey ideas (the preeminence rome sacerdotal mediation) while throwing light sensitivities turned be different (neo-carolingian, first radical gregorianism, second gregorianism typical french milieu); finally it was deemed necessary specify mentalities underlying ideals ask whether there been any possible mutation feeling through emergence personal guilt.