Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Selected Sources: The Roman Church
Contents
The Rise of the Church of Rome
- Biblical Proof Texts: Matt 16, Luke 22, John 21
- Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyon (c.120-202AD): The Church's Foundation by Apostles; Peter and Paul in Rome; and Apostolic Succesion, (Against Heresies, Book III, Chapter 3)
- Council of Sardica: Canon V on the Roman
See 343.
- Gelasius: On the Two Powers. See also
Catholic Encyclopedia: Pope St.
Gelasius I
- Valentian III: Edict on Power of Roman
See, 445.
- Leo I: On The Petrine Doctrine. See also
Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Leo I, the
Great
-
Leo I: Sermon 82: On the Feast
of Peter and Paul, [At New Advent].
Makes clear the importance of the presence of Peter and Paul in Rome for papal claims.
- Gregory I the Great (r.590-604): Letters
showing Papal Activity. See also
Catholic Encyclopedia: Pope St.
Gregory I, the Great
- Gregory I the Great (r.590-604): The Papal Estates,
c. 600
- Gregory I the Great (r.590-604): The Book of Pastoral Rule,c.590, full text [At New Advent]
- Gregory I the Great (r.590-604): The Book
of Pastoral Rule, excerpts, c.590
- Gregory I the Great (r.590-604: Moralia in Iob, draft translation by James O'Donnell, [Was At U Penn, now Internet Archive]
- Gregory I the Great (r.590-604): Moralia in Iob: Discussion of His Own Mind (d. 604) (Gregory, Moralia 35.20.49) , from the translation by James O'Donnell,
[At Georgetown] [Internet Archive version here]
- Gregory I the Great (r.590-604): The Dialogues,
c. 600, full text [At Tertullian] [Internet Archive version here]
- Paulus Diaconus (Paul the Deacon): Pope
Gregory the Great and the Lombards, c. 593
- Bede: Gregory the Great, from the Ecclesiastical
History.
- Creed of the Council of Toledo 675
- Pope Agatho (r. 678-681): Letter to the Emperor and to the Bishops Convening at the Second Council of Constantople 680 [CCEL] [Same document at New Advent]
The pope claims the infallibility of the Roman Church.
- WEB Documenta Catholica Omnia
Materia: Omnium Paparum, Conciliorum, Ss Patrum, Doctorum Scriptorumque Ecclesiae qui ab Aevo Apostolico ad usque Benedicti XVI Tempora Floruerunt [Of all the Popes, Councils, Holy Fathers, Doctors and Scriptures of the Church who flourished from the Apostolic Age until the time of Benedict XVI). Useful site which mounts and points to full text sources related to the history of the Roman Catholic Church. All in Latin.
Monasticism to A.D. 900
- WEB
- Eastern Origins
- Celtic Monasticism
- The Benedictine Movement
The Conversion of Europe
- The Franks
- Celtic Missions
- England
- Germany
- Scandinavia
- The Slavs
- Rus
- Other Missionary Areas
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