This work explores the role of canon law in the ecclesiastical reform movement of the eleventh century, commonly known as the Gregorian Reform. Focusing on the

The eleventh-century papal reform transformed western European Church and society and permanently altered the relations of Church and State in the west. The ref

A Companion to the Medieval Papacy brings together an international group of experts on various aspects of the medieval papacy. Each chapter provides an up-to-d

This work explores the role of canon law in the ecclesiastical reform movement of the 11th century, commonly known as the Gregorian Reform.

Focusing on how the papacy took an increasing role in shaping the direction of its own reform and that of society itself, this text also addresses the role of t