Pope Gregory IX (1227-1241): Power and Authority

As Cardinal Hugo And As Pope, Gregory Was One Of The Dominant Figures In The History Of The Papacy Of The High Middle Ages. Coming To Prominence Under Pope Innocent Iii, Hugo Played An Important Political Role, Particularly As Legate On Various Occasions, As Well As Being A Major Promoter Of The New Religious Orders. As Pope, His Battle With Emperor Frederick Ii Is One Of Medieval History's Most Absorbing Conflicts. But He Also Acted As Peacemaker, Promoter Of The Crusades, Instigator Of Mission For The Sake Of Conversion, Refomer Of The Curia, Patron Of Arts And Liturgy, And As A Passionate Advocate Of Church Reform. His Decretal Collection, The Liber Extra Was The Most Influential Of The Middle Ages. A Full Examination Of Gregory's Pontificate Is Very Long Overdue. The Current Volume Brings Together A Team Of International Scholars, Each Of Them Expert In Dealing With A Particular Aspect Of The Pontificate, And Provides What Will Be A Collection Of Studies Of Lasting Scholarly Value On A Central Figure Of The Medieval Papacy.-- Introduction: Pope Gregory Ix (1227-1241) / Damian J. Smith, Brenda M. Bolton -- 'our Lord Hugo': Gregory Ix Before The Pontificate / Brenda M. Bolton -- Gregory Ix And The 'lombard Question' / Gianluca Raccagni -- Gregory Ix And The Search For An Anglo-french Peace, 1227-1241 / Nicholas Vincent -- Gregory Ix And The Crusades / Michael Lower -- Gregory Ix And The Greek East / Nikolaos G. Chrissis -- Gregory Ix And Denmark / Torben Kjersgaard Nielsen -- Gregory Ix And Spain / Damian J. Smith -- Gregory Ix And Mission / Iben Fonnesberg-schmidt -- Penitet Eum Satis? Gregory Ix, Inquisitors, And Heresy As Seen In Contemporary Historiography / Andrea Sommerlechner -- The Third Quadriga: Gregory Ix, Joachim Of Fiore And The Florensian Order / Julia Eva Wannenmacher -- Gregory Ix And The Liber Extra / Edward A. Reno Iii -- Gregory Ix And Rome: Artistic Patronage, Ceremonies And Ritual Space / Claudia Bolgia. Edited By Damian J. Smith. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.