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The first comprehensive study of the Roman papacy during the Great Western Schism.
The Great Western Schism (1378-1417) stands as one of the most profound ruptures in the history of the medieval Catholic Church, a crisis that fractured Christendom. This book offers the first comprehensive study of the Roman papacy during this era, a perspective often neglected in existing scholarship. Bringing together political, administrative and religious history, it serves both as an introduction to the Schism and as a detailed study of papal governance in Rome. It explores how the Roman curia, monastic houses and ecclesiastical institutions navigated decades of uncertainty, and how lay devotion in the Eternal City adapted to prolonged turmoil.
Challenging the notion that the Roman popes pursued a clear strategy, this book argues that their actions were shaped by pragmatic, often improvised responses to shifting political and ecclesiastical situations; but that despite these constraints, the Roman papal administration proved remarkably resilient in reconstituting itself after 1378, providing those who had remained loyal with opportunities to advance their ecclesiastical careers.
The Great Western Schism (1378-1417) stands as one of the most profound ruptures in the history of the medieval Catholic Church, a crisis that fractured Christendom. This book offers the first comprehensive study of the Roman papacy during this era, a perspective often neglected in existing scholarship. Bringing together political, administrative and religious history, it serves both as an introduction to the Schism and as a detailed study of papal governance in Rome. It explores how the Roman curia, monastic houses and ecclesiastical institutions navigated decades of uncertainty, and how lay devotion in the Eternal City adapted to prolonged turmoil.
Challenging the notion that the Roman popes pursued a clear strategy, this book argues that their actions were shaped by pragmatic, often improvised responses to shifting political and ecclesiastical situations; but that despite these constraints, the Roman papal administration proved remarkably resilient in reconstituting itself after 1378, providing those who had remained loyal with opportunities to advance their ecclesiastical careers.
Price: $130.00
Pages: 288
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: York Medieval Press
Publication Date:
22 September 2026
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9781914049392
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, European history: medieval period, middle ages, RELIGION / Christian Church / History, History of religion
List of illustrations
List of contributors
Preface
List of abbreviations
Notes on Terminology
Introduction: The Schism: A Political, Religious and Institutional Conflict
Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Schism and the Battle for Rome (1378-1404)
Chapter 2.The Roman Curia in the Schism: Crisis and Reorganisation (1378-1404)
Chapter 3: The Sanctity of Rome
Chapter 4: The Deployment of Sanctity in Divided Religious Orders
Chapter 5: The Way Towards Pisa (1404-1409)
Chapter 6: The Roman Pope Loses Rome (1409-1417)
Conclusions
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Bibliography
Index of Persons and Places
List of contributors
Preface
List of abbreviations
Notes on Terminology
Introduction: The Schism: A Political, Religious and Institutional Conflict
Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Schism and the Battle for Rome (1378-1404)
Chapter 2.The Roman Curia in the Schism: Crisis and Reorganisation (1378-1404)
Chapter 3: The Sanctity of Rome
Chapter 4: The Deployment of Sanctity in Divided Religious Orders
Chapter 5: The Way Towards Pisa (1404-1409)
Chapter 6: The Roman Pope Loses Rome (1409-1417)
Conclusions
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Bibliography
Index of Persons and Places