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198:(who compiled the major scholarly edition), and of others has highlighted some of the underlying redactional motivations of different sections, though such interests are so disparate and varied as to render improbable one popularizer's claim that it is an "unofficial instrument of pontifical propaganda."
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originally only contained the names of the bishops of Rome and the durations of their pontificates. As enlarged in the 6th century, each biography consists of: the birth name of the pope and that of his father, place of birth, profession before elevation, length of pontificate, historical notes of
205:
goes back to the 12th century, although it only became current in the 15th century, and the canonical title of the work since the edition of
Duchesne in the 19th century. In the earliest extant manuscripts it is referred to as
821:, which otherwise relies on the two earliest known recensions of the work (530 and 687). Mommsen's edition is incomplete, extending only until 715. Translations and further commentaries appeared throughout the 20th century.
414:
493:(885–891) is incomplete. From Stephen V through the 10th and 11th centuries, the historical notes are extremely abbreviated, usually with only the pope's origin and reign duration.
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Anastasii
Bibliothecarii Historia, de vitis romanorum pontificum a b. Petro apostolo usque ad Nicolaum I nunquam hactenus typis excusa. Deinde Vita Hadriani II et Stephani VI
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580:(1281–1285) are extant only as revised by Petrus Guillermi in the manuscripts of the monastery of St. Gilles having been taken from the Chronicle of
764:
699:
The two collections of papal biographies of the 15th century remain independent, although they may have been intended to be continuations of the
422:
was composed by "apostolic librarians and notaries of the viii and ix centuries" with only the most recent portion being composed by
Anastasius.
102:
started in the 3rd century as list of bishops; continued as biographical series at various stages between the 6th and 9th century, and between
784:(4 vols., Rome, 1718–35; a projected fifth volume did not appear). Muratori reprinted Bianchini's edition, adding the remaining popes through
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was gradually and unsystematically compiled, and that the authorship is impossible to determine, with a few exceptions (e.g. the biography of
1132:
995:
529:. Guillermi's version is mostly copied from other works with small additions or excisions from the papal biographies of Pandulf, nephew of
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varying thoroughness, major theological pronouncements and decrees, administrative milestones (including building campaigns, especially of
313:; Anastasius continued to be cited as the author into the 17th century, although this attribution was disputed by the scholarship of
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1042:
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letter between Saint Jerome and Pope
Damasus published as a preface to the Medieval manuscripts. The attribution originated with
788:(Scriptores rerum Italicarum, III). Migne also republished Bianchini's edition, adding several appendixes (P. L., CXXVII-VIII).
587:
Early in the 14th century, an unknown author built upon the continuation of Petrus
Guillermi, adding the biographies of popes
1222:
1227:
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Davis, Raymond. "The Lives of the Eighth
Century Popes." Liverpool: University of Liverpool Press, 1992. From 715 to 817.
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Davis, Raymond. "The Lives of the Ninth
Century Popes" Liverpool: University of Liverpool Press, 1989. From 817 to 891.
37:
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212:('episcopal book in which are contained the acts of the blessed pontiffs of the city of Rome') and later the
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437:(686–687), with later popes being added individually and during their reigns or shortly after their deaths.
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was systematically continued, although papal biographies exist in the interim period in other sources.
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433:(536–537), and that the author of another (not necessarily the second) addition was a contemporary of
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The
Apostolic Fathers: A Revised Text with Introductions, Notes, Dissertations, and Translations
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Stephen V, although his work was only published posthumously as the
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Liber episcopalis in quo continentur acta beatorum pontificum Urbis Romae
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attributed the biographies of Gregory VII, Victor III, and Urban II to
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182:(885–891), but it was later supplemented in a different style until
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was considered the author of all the biographies up until those of
1125:
Rome and the Invention of the Papacy : The Liber Pontificalis
1055:. Second Edition. Liverpool: University of Liverpool Press, 2000.
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461:, date of death, place of burial, and the duration of the ensuing
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Anastasii bibliothecarii Vitæ seu Gesta. Romanorum Pontificum
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Anastasii bibliothecarii Vitæ seu Gesta Romanorum Pontificum
687:. A later recension of this continuation was expanded under
418:(1788) summarised the scholarly consensus as being that the
1084:"Reading the Popes: The Liber pontificalis and Its Editors"
655:, and wrote from his own experiences about the popes from
1127:. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
1193:
Full Latin text of best reading of different manuscripts
805:
Gestorum Pontificum Romanorum pars I: Liber Pontificalis
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until the 15th century. The original publication of the
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Tuker, Mildred Anna Rosalie, and Malleson, Hope. 1899.
527:
Liber Pontificalis of Petrus Guillermi (son of William)
387:, which is no longer extant. Most scholars believe the
797:
Liber Pontificalis. Texte, introduction et commentaire
404:, some have hypothesized that the author of the early
42:
A page from a 16th-century copy of Liber Pontificalis.
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An independent continuation appeared in the reign of
545:(1124–1130), and with contemporary information from
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110:
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65:
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1037:. Liverpool: University of Liverpool Press, 1989.
377:, which in turn draws from the papal catalogue of
1008:"Allgemeine Monatsschrift", Halle, 1852, 260 sqq.
537:(with the notable exception of the biography of
1198:English Translation (Loomis, Louise Ropes 1916)
305:attributed the biographies after Damasus until
595:(1316–1334), with information taken from the "
391:was first compiled in the 5th or 6th century.
957:Handbook to Christian and Ecclesiastical Rome
343:The modern interpretation, following that of
8:
762:(Mainz, 1602). A new edition, including the
683:(1417–1431), encompassing the period of the
513:Duchesne refers to the 12th-century work by
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715:(1431–1447). The second extends from
711:(1417–1431), or in one manuscript to
7:
996:Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
931:. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
817:(1044–1187) into his edition of the
415:Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
1082:Franklin, Carmela Vircillo (2017).
408:was a clerk of the papal treasury.
138:(1st century) to the 15th century.
14:
919:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913).
791:Modern editions include those of
541:), then from other sources until
489:are missing and the biography of
1218:Documents of the Catholic Church
1169:Full text from The Latin Library
968:Lightfoot, Joseph Barber. 1890.
564:, while earlier historians like
36:
999:. Vol V. Chapter XLIX. Note 32.
959:. A. and C. Black. pp. 559-560.
799:, 2 vols., Paris, 1886–92) and
703:. The first extends from popes
1123:McKitterick, Rosamond (2020).
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603:, stopping abruptly in 1328.
83:for the first chapters up to
1179:Full text from Fontistoriche
363:up until the biographies of
16:Book of biographies of popes
860:The Papacy: An Encyclopedia
858:Levillain, Philippe. 2002.
279:, having been continued by
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630:Gesta Romanorum Pontificum
394:Because of the use of the
311:Anastasius Bibliothecarius
106:1100 and the 15th century.
154:for 'pontifical book' or
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371:(496-498), relying on
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339:into the 4th century.
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186:(1431–1447) and then
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