A sacred kingdom : bishops and the rise of Frankish kingship, 300–850

449 Pages·2011·3.159 MB·English

by  Michael Edward Moore

A SAcred
Kingdom
Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Canon Law
Kenneth Pennington, General Editor
Editorial Advisory Board
Uta-Renate Blumenthal, The Catholic University of America
Giles Constable, Institute for Advanced Study
Richard Helmholz, University of Chicago
John E. Lynch, The Catholic University of America
Robert Somerville, Columbia University
Brian Tierney, Cornell University
Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Canon Law
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A SAcr e d
K ingdom
Bishops and the Rise of Frankish Kingship, 300–850
Michael Edward Moore
The Catholic University of America Press
Washington, D.C.
Copyright © 2011
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Moore, Michael Edward.
A sacred kingdom : bishops and the rise of Frankish kingship, 300–850 /
Michael Edward Moore.
p. cm. — (Studies in medieval and early modern canon law)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 978-0-8132-1877-9 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. France—Church history—To 987. 2. Franks—Kings and rulers.
3. Bishops—France—History—To 1500. 4. Councils and synods—
France—History—To 1500. I. Title. II. Series.
BR844.M63 2011
274.4'03—dc22
2011014400
In gratitude for his scholarship in
ancient philosophy, and his friendship,
this book is dedicated to Pierre Hadot:
Changer la vie!
La chair est triste, hélas! Et j’ai lu tous les livres.
Fuir! Là-bas fuir! Je sens que des oiseaux sont ivres
D’être parmi l’écume inconnue et les cieux!
—Stéphane Mallarmé, “Brise Marine”
Contents
Preface ix
Abbreviations xi
Introduction 1
1. Governing the People of God 21
2. The Spirit of the Gallican Councils 52
3. Bishops and the “Nations” 85
4. The Dignity of Power 122
5. occupation of the Center 161
6. Missionary War and Reform of Kingship 203
7. Heresy and Consensus 243
8. A Kingdom of the Faithful 286
9. The End of Unity: The Abomination
of Desolation 328
Conclusion: Yoking the Bull 368
Bibliography 377
Index 427

PrefaCe
For sustaining and faithful friendship, I am ever grateful to David Nie-
renberg, Rob Zaretsky, and Eileen Joy. Many friends and former friends read
and commented on this work as it progressed, including David, Sally Vaughn,
Brigitte Bedos-Rezak, Paolo Squatriti, Nancy Aykanian, Justine Firnhaber-
Baker, and osvaldo Pardo. Intellectual and spiritual support came from
Stephen Tonsor, Alain Boureau, Amos Funkenstein, Pierre Hadot, the monks
of Maria Laach, and Wolfram Brandes. I was further assisted by magnificent
libraries, angelic librarians, and generous research support: an Andrew J. Mel-
lon Fellowship at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.; stipends at
the Max-Planck-Institut für europäische Rechtsgeschichte, Frankfurt am
Main; a stipend at the Herzog-August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, and a fellow-
ship from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (D.A.A.D.).
It would be hard to have courage without love: I thank my mother,
Marilyn Barclay, the excellent sir, Jerome Drummond, and my sweetie, Michae-
la Hoenicke Moore. With love and scholarship we can find a world to inhabit.
There is an ancient saying: “To the courageous man, the whole earth is his home-
land.”
Dublin
June 30, 2010
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