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Synod of Melfi (1089)

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The second important focus of the synod was the relation with the Greek part of the Church. The concerns of pope Urban II was not only restricted to the Greek clergy that lived now in the areas the Normans had conquered, he was also eager to restore relations with the church of Constantinople and
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The synod began on 10 September 1089 and was attended by seventy bishops and twelve abbots. Further, the Byzantine emperor also sent ambassadors as did the Norman duke of southern Italy,
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and was therefore aiming to end this schism by convening Church councils. At the same time, though both Greeks and Latins were considered as part of the
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Also, Urban II invested Roger Borsa as Norman duke of southern Italy, though Roger had de facto been ruler for eighteen months.
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restore greater unity in the Christian church. As such, the synod dealt with the choice of the legitimate
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On the Body and Blood of the Lord; On the Truth of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist
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Innocent III and his time: from absolute papal monarchy to the Fourth Lateran Council
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From Byzantine to Norman Italy: Mediterranean Art and Architecture in Medieval Bari
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that would be too decorative. It also aimed to prohibit simony and forbade the
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acknowledging the papal claim. During the synod pope Urban II also lifted the
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a couple of years prior, but had been not permitted (probably by the Norman
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Elias who invited Urban II to Bari in order to consecrate the crypt of the
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which brought a predominantly Greek population under Latin rule.
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investing of priests or monks as bishops or abbots by lay people
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On one hand, the synod dealt with many church issues such as
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The Crusades: Conflict Between Christendom and Islam
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was facing an antipope backed by the German Emperor
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The Social World of the Abbey of Cava, C. 1020-1300
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church being build for the relics of Saint Nicholas
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Index

Melfi
pope Urban II

Norman conquest of southern Italy
Catepanate of Italy
pope Urban II
Henry IV
same church
Norman conquest of southern Italy
Roger Borsa
Bohemond of Taranto
Benedictine
church being build for the relics of Saint Nicholas
penance
clergy wearing certain clothing
investing of priests or monks as bishops or abbots by lay people
Taranto
abbey of Cava
Guitmund
see of Aversa
Truce of God
bishop of Reggio
patriarch Cosmas I.
Robert Guiscard
Marmoutier
Santa Severina
Rossano
excommunication
Somerville 2016
Loud 2007

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