<i>Nudo pede intrat urbem:</i> Research on the <i>Adventus</i> of a Medieval Bishop through the First Half of the Twelfth Century
Jacek Maciejewski
A bishop’s first arrival at his see, one of the stages transition higher clergy to episcopate, had fundamental meaning in process taking possession a diocese. This essay deals with emergence aspect episcopal adventus: prelate’s barefoot entrance into city. Using evidence from sources composed ca. 1000–1150 author argues that element was not formal part early medieval entry rituals, and its inclusion usage by certain prelates tenth through twelfth centuries indicates explicit intentions on their achieve mainly political goals. In middle eleventh century Leo IX incorporated papal adventus ceremonial, thus beginning reconciliation between pope Romans. The oldest description is St. Adalbert’s Vita prior, written 999.
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