Servant of the Crown and Steward of the Church: The Career of Philippe of Cahors

by William Chester Jordan

Book Overview

In the thirteenth century, radical reformers - churchmen, devout laywomen and laymen, and secular rulers - undertook Herculean efforts aimed at the moral reform of society. No principality was more affected by these impulses than France under its king, Louis IX or "Saint Louis." The monarch surrounded himself with gifted, energetic moralists to carry out his efforts. Servant of the Crown and Steward of the Church explores the career of one...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487524617
• ISBN13: 9781487524616
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.8"