Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1993

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Breslow, Boyd

Abstract

The pontificate of Boniface VIII decisively ended the increase in papal power over the states of western Christendom. Boniface died shortly after escaping from the agents of Philip IV, and the Papacy began its "Babylonian Captivity" at Avignon, under the control of the French kings. Many blame Boniface, claiming that he damaged the power of the Papacy through recklessness. Even in our century, the Bull central to the struggle, Unam Sanctam, raises questions as to its meaning and propriety. Boniface was, in fact, the casualty of a changed and changing understanding of the relations between church, state, king, and pope.

Extent

175 p.

Comments

FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1993.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Identifier

FADT14991

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