Pope John XXII and his Franciscan cardinal
Subtitle: Bertrand de la Tour and the apostolic poverty controversy
By: Patrick Nold.
Series: Oxford historical monographs
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Bertrando, -- di La Tour, -- d. 1332?; John -- XXII, -- Pope, -- d. 1334.; Franciscans -- History.; Poverty -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.; Poverty, Vow of -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Description: The debate over the poverty of Christ and his apostles under Pope John XXII (1316-1334) is one of the most famous intellectual controversies of the Middle Ages. Patrick Nold investigates the case of a man apparently torn between the Pope and the Order to which he had devoted his life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-206) and index.