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Lords and Pastors: Lives of German Bishops, 950-1250

Lords and Pastors: Lives of German Bishops, 950-1250

Lyon, Jonathan R.
MacLean, Simon

Hardcover

Series: Manchester Medieval Sources

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral ChristianityGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1526175401
ISBN13: 9781526175403
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: Mar 10 2026
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.38
Height: 0.94 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
This book presents biographies of six bishops from the medieval German empire, translated into English for the first time. The bishop was a ubiquitous figure across medieval Europe, providing leadership to the community of Christians within dioceses and linking day-to-day life to centres of political power and ecclesiastical authority. They were particularly prominent in the kingdom of Germany, where the most powerful churchmen led armies and advised kings. The texts collected here, originating in the tenth to thirteenth centuries, offer readers a lively entrée to medieval social, religious and political conditions, as well as fascinating biographical details and information about law, architecture, warfare and government. They have been chosen to illustrate changes in the role of bishop over time; and the individuality, in character and activity, of each figure.

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