Book contents
- The Great Western Schism, 1378–1417
- The Great Western Schism, 1378–1417
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Great Western Schism
- 2 Performing the Papacy, Performing the Schism
- 3 Images and Responses
- 4 Conflicting Legitimacy
- 5 Finding Unity in Liturgy
- 6 Rome during the Schism
- 7 Avignon during the Schism
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 March 2022
Book contents
- The Great Western Schism, 1378–1417
- The Great Western Schism, 1378–1417
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Great Western Schism
- 2 Performing the Papacy, Performing the Schism
- 3 Images and Responses
- 4 Conflicting Legitimacy
- 5 Finding Unity in Liturgy
- 6 Rome during the Schism
- 7 Avignon during the Schism
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The narrative of the Schism’s beginning is well known. On September 13, 1376, after some seventy years spent in Avignon on the banks of the Rhône, the papacy returned to its natural location, Rome, thereby ending the so-called Babylonian captivity. By 1376, the circumstances that had kept the papacy away from its traditional seat – rebellions in Rome and the Papal States, and the Hundred Years’ War – had improved. This freed Gregory XI, who had long been intent on returning the papacy to its historical location, to concretize the move.
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- The Great Western Schism, 1378–1417 , pp. 1 - 17Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022