Europa sacra-- online
Publisher: Brepols
Published: 2004
Place of publication: [Turnhout, Belgium]
Language: eng
Subjects: Databases; Bishops; Church history; Sources; Catholic Church
Other titles: Europa sacra
Description: Offers unrivalled coverage of medieval Church prelates, information on all 1300 medieval bishoprics, archdioceses and patriarchates under obedience to Rome. As of 2003, it provides prosopographical information on 18,507 bishops, archbishops and patriarchs. Gradually more recent prosopographical works on members of religious orders and data on secular clergy supplied by nationally-based prosopographical projects will be added.
Notes: Title form database description screen (viewed Nov. 16, 2004).

"Europa Sacra Online 2004 draws its initial information from: C. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica medii aevi ... ab anno 1198 [1st and 2nd edns. Münster, 1898ff] ; P.B. Gams, Series episcoporum ecclesiae catholicae [Regensburg, 1873-86]"--Database information screen.

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