The Medieval Abbey of Farfa: Target of Papal and Imperial Ambitions

322 Pages·1997·65.575 MB·English

by  Mary Stroll

BRILL'S STUDIES
IN
INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
General Editor
A.J. VANDERJAGT, University of Groningen
Editorial Board
M. COLISH, Oberlin College
J.I. ISRAEL, University College, London
J.D. NORTH, University of Groningen
H.A. OBERMAN, University of Arizona, Tucson
R.H. POPKIN, Washington University, St. Louis-UCLA
VOLUME 74
N^G/
THE MEDIEVAL ABBEY
OF FARFA
Target of Papal and Imperial Ambitions
BY
MARY STROLL
'68*'
BRILL
LEIDEN · NEW YORK · KÖLN
1997
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Stroll, Mary.
The medieval Abbey of Farfa : target of papal and imperial
ambitions / by Mary Stroll.
p. cm. — (Brill's studies in intellectual history, ISSN
0920-8607 ; v. 74)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 9004107045 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Abbey of Farfa. 2. Farfa (Italy)—Church history. I. Title.
II. Series.
BX2624.F3S77 1997
27 Γ. 104563—dc21 96-49112
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Stroll, Mary:
The medieval Abbey of Farfa : target of papal and imperial
ambitions / by Mary Stroll. - Leiden ; New York ; Köln : Brill,
1996.
(Brill's studies in intellectual history ; Vol. 74)
ISBN 90-04-10704-5
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ISSN 0920-8607
ISBN 90 04 10704 5
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CONTENTS
List of Abbreviations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
Illustrations and Maps
Chapter One From a Cell to a Monastic Giant 17
Chapter Two Property and Competition 30
Chapter Three Berard I and Nicholas II 48
Chapter Four Farfa Before the Trials 63
Chapter Five The Ottaviani 75
Chapter Six Arbitration: San Nicola in Carcere 91
Chapter Seven The Ottaviani's Defense: The Donation
of Constantine 105
Chapter Eight Completion of the Trial 121
Chapter Nine The Significance of the Trial 133
Chapter Ten The Papal Electoral Decree of 1059 145
Chapter Eleven Panvinius on Farfa's Version of the
Decree 154
Chapter Twelve The Decree in the Chronicon:
A Forgery? 166
Chapter Thirteen The Cardinal Bishops in Papal
Elections 179
Chapter Fourteen The Decree: Conclusions 196
Chapter Fifteen Orthodoxa Defensio Imperialis 209
Chapter Sixteen The Contested Election 224
Chapter Seventeen From Imperial to Papal Patronage 240
Chapter Eighteen Frederick Barbarossa and the Twilight
of Farfa 256
Chapter Nineteen Conclusion 274
Bibliography 277