Lodewijk De Vrome's Openbare Boetedoening in 833: Een Kwestie Van Ministeria
Theo Oberndorff
Abstract This article intends to support the thesis that eleventh-century investiture controversy was preceded by a similar struggle between Church and State in Carolingian era. In ninth century already, some bishops, convinced theological principle, stood up for unity of Christianity within this constellation superiority episcopal power. At deposition public penance Louis Pious 833, such considerations played very important part. The growth self-awareness is indicated slowly evolving interpretation responsibility (ministerium) Frankish secular ecclesiastical legislation from sixth century. disagreement among episcopate about legitimacy Louis' deposition, however, resulted stalemate during which former emperor regained control.
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