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The Lateran Church in Rome and the Ark of the Covenant: Housing the Holy Relics of Jerusalem: With an Edition and Translation of the Descriptio Latera

The Lateran Church in Rome and the Ark of the Covenant: Housing the Holy Relics of Jerusalem: With an Edition and Translation of the Descriptio Latera

Oftestad, Eivor Andersen

Hardcover

Series: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion, Book 48

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryReligion General General Christianity

ISBN10: 1783273887
ISBN13: 9781783273881
Publisher: Boydell Pr
Published: Mar 15 2019
Pages: 276
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
An examination of the tradition that the Ark of the Covenant was held in a Roman church, and how it developed.

Why did the twelfth-century canons at the Lateran church (San Giovanni in Laterano) in Rome claim the presence of the Ark of the Covenant inside their high altar? This book argues that the claim responded to new challenges in theaftermath of the First Crusade in 1099. The Christian possession of Jerusalem questioned the legitimation of the papal cathedral in Rome as the summit of sacerdotal representation. To meet this challenge, what may be described astranslatio templi (the transfer of the temple) was used to strengthen the status of the Lateran. The Ark of the Covenant was central as part of the treasure from the Jerusalem temple, allegedly transported to Rome, and according to contemporary accounts depicted on the arch of Titus.

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