Pope Celestine III, 1191-1198
Subtitle: Diplomat and Pastor (Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West)
Contributors: John Doran (Editor); Damian J. Smith (Editor)
Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co
Published: January 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780754656715
Subjects: History of religion; World history: c 500 to C 1500; Medieval; History; History: World
Description: "Hyacinth Bobone (c. 1105-1198) was one of the great figures of twelfth-century Europe. Active in the Roman Curia from the 1120s, a student in Paris, and associated with both Peter Abelard and Arnold of Brescia, he was made cardinal deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in 1144 and served there during forty-seven years before being elected as pope in 1191." "The fourteen studies presented here offer a fresh look at Hyacinth's early life in Rome, Paris and as legate, explain his relationship as cardinal and pope with the Christian kings, examine his promotion of the crusade in the Holy Land, on the Baltic Frontier and in the Iberian Peninsula, and analyze his role as pastor and reformer. These articles, written by leading experts in their respective fields, inform us not only on the life of an exceptional churchman but also of the vibrant and rapidly changing times in which he lived." --Book Jacket.