Book contents
- Rome and the Invention of the Papacy
- The James Lydon Lectures in Medieval History and Culture
- Rome and the Invention of the Papacy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 The Liber pontificalis
- 2 The Liber pontificalis and the City of Rome
- 3 Apostolic Succession
- 4 Establishing Visible Power
- 5 Bishop and Pope
- 6 Transmission, Reception, and Audiences
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Manuscripts
- General Index
4 - Establishing Visible Power
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 June 2020
- Rome and the Invention of the Papacy
- The James Lydon Lectures in Medieval History and Culture
- Rome and the Invention of the Papacy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 The Liber pontificalis
- 2 The Liber pontificalis and the City of Rome
- 3 Apostolic Succession
- 4 Establishing Visible Power
- 5 Bishop and Pope
- 6 Transmission, Reception, and Audiences
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Manuscripts
- General Index
Summary
In the previous chapter, I emphasized the ways in which the sixth-century Roman history of the popes in the Liber pontificalis used the work of Peter, princeps apostolorum, and his successors to anchor the Christian faith in Rome, and how it thereby shaped the memory of the early stages of the formation of Christian Rome and the emergence of the bishop or pope as leader of the Christian community before the conversion of Constantine. I turn in this chapter to consider the implications of the means the text employs, from the narrative covering the beginning of the fourth century onwards, to enhance the pope’s power still further.
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- Rome and the Invention of the PapacyThe <I>Liber Pontificalis</I>, pp. 97 - 131Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020