Abstract
Although the union between the Latin and Greek Churches was one of Pope Innocent III’s career-long ambitions, the limited provisions made by the canons of the Fourth Lateran
Council regarding the eastern Churches have led most historians to assume that by the end of his pontificate this matter had been relegated to one of secondary importance and was treated only as an afterthought during the council. By collecting and re-examining the surviving sources, this article shows that considerable time and energy was in fact spent during the council in regulating the affairs of the Churches of former Byzantine lands. The ensuing decisions
and legislation formed the basis of the organisation of the Church in much of the Greco-Latin East for at least another three centuries.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 741-759 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | The Journal of Ecclesiastical History |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 28 Sept 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2016 |