Imperator burdinum hispanum romanae sedi violenter imposuit. A research proposal on the Archbishop of Braga and Antipope Gregory VIII, Maurice 'Bourdin'

Francesco Renzi*

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate the image of Archbishop of Braga and Antipope Gregory VIII (1118-1121), Maurice “Bourdin”. Often modern historiography has considered Maurice as only a minor figure of the Church History of the beginning of the 12 th century, but a reading of the 12 th and 13 th century literary sources offers a very different image of him. The use of these kinds of sources and the adoption of a strong international perspective would show how it is possible to rethink Maurice “Bourdin”'s life and career and to revise many features of the Roman Church History and its relations with Hispania in the central centuries of the Middle Ages.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)211-235
Number of pages25
JournalImago Temporis
Volume12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antipope
  • Braga
  • Gregory VIII
  • Maurice “Bourdin”
  • Rome

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