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Record Number:
3961
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Dachowski , Elizabeth.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Tertius est optimus: Marriage, Continence and Virginity in the Politics of Late Tenth- and Early Eleventh-Century Francia [The author concentrates on Abbo, abbot of Fleury, who wrote texts arguing for the importance of clerical celibacy. He stressed the moral superiority of monks and the pope. Abbo also urged ecclesiastical oversight of marriage. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Medieval Purity and Piety: Essays on Medieval Clerical Celibacy and Religious Reform. Edited by Michael FrassettoGarland Medieval Casebooks Series. Garland Publishing, 1998. Pages 117 - 129.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Abbo, Abbot of Fleury
Celibacy
Clergy- Sexual Behavior
Monks
Politics
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
France
Century:
10-11
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Illustrations:
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Abstract:
Author's Affiliation:
Lock Haven University
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1998.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0815324308