This volume examines the identities and networks of bishops in medieval Europe. The fifteen papers explore how senior clerics attained their bishoprics through their familial, social, and educational networks, their career paths, relationships with secular lords, and the papacy. It brings together research on bishops in central, southern, and northern Europe, by early career and established scholars.
| ISBN: | 9782503579108 |
| Publication date: | 9th July 2021 |
| Author: | Sarah E Thomas |
| Publisher: | Brepols an imprint of Brepols Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 321 pages |
| Series: | Medieval Church Studies |
| Genres: |
Christianity |