Bishops in the mirror
Giorgia Vocino
Bishops were expected to live up high standards. Since the earliest Christian centuries this had triggered need for definition of models that holders episcopal office could take as both worthy and powerful examples. Ambrose's Gregory Great's self-representations, testimonies their contemporaries Carolingian biographies show one particular feature stood out a required appropriate skill: mastery speech. Despite labels Ambrose Great used describe themselves office, fama relied first foremost on skills eloquent speakers. This chapter is dedicated self-portrayal deals with contemporary Gregory's episcopate. It focuses re-shaping memory examples life morality be presented bishops.
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