Canons, books of canons, and ecclesiastical judgments in Carolingian Italy: the Council of Mantua, 827

Heil, Michael (2022) Canons, books of canons, and ecclesiastical judgments in Carolingian Italy: the Council of Mantua, 827. In: Networks of bishops, networks of texts. Manuscripts, legal cultures, tools of government in Carolingian Italy at the time of Lothar I. Reti Medievali E-Book (41). Firenze University Press, Firenze, pp. 91-110. ISBN 978-88-5518-623-0

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Abstract

The long-running jurisdictional dispute between the patriarchs of Aquileia and Grado entered a period of particular activity in the 820s, culminating in a judicial decision in Aquileia’s favor at the Council of Mantua in 827. This council and its consequences offer fertile ground for exploring the ways that texts figured in ecclesiastical conflicts in ninth-century Italy. Recent work has shed light on the role hagiographical texts played in this dispute. This chapter examines another “textual” dimension: the role of canons and canon-law norms in arguments and decisions, in the “courtroom” and beyond. The chapter concludes with a brief discussion of a different case, from Lucca, that shows with particular clarity the close connection that could exist between canon law in the manuscripts and in legal practice.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Middle Ages, 9th century, North-Eastern Italy, Mantua, Aquileia-Grado, Maxentius, Canon law, Legal practice
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History
Depositing User:	dr Vincenzo De Luise
Date Deposited:	13 Apr 2024 14:11
Last Modified:	13 Apr 2024 14:11
URI:	http://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/6835

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