Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Brief notes on Pope Gregory VII

(Originally written March 15, 2006 in 3 Subject)

European Religious History

Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085)

-Radical reformer
-Investiture controversy
-Lay investiture
-Argued with King Henry IV of Germany
  -Excommunication of Henry IV, implications in feudal society
-Investiture controversy continued through the 11th to 14th centuries

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