„ÚSTA SVÁ JSI PROTI NEBI OTEVŘEL“, ANEB NA OKRAJ JEDNOHO PAPEŽSKÉHO POKÁRÁNÍ OLOMOUCKÉHO BISKUPA ROBERTA
“YOU HAVE OPENED YOUR MOUTH AGAINST HEAVEN” OR NOTES TO A PAPAL REPREHENSION TO BISHOP ROBERT OF OLOMOUC
Author(s): Vít HlinkaSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Bishop Robert of Olomouc (1202–1240); Pope Gregory IX (1227–1241); the Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi; the Franciscan Order; Early Franciscan Sources; Papal Bull; Medieval Detractors of the Stigmata; the conflict between Frederick II and Gregory IX
Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on Olomouc bishop Robert (1202–1240) and attempts to discover the reasons behind his resignation. Pope Gregory IX issued a papal bull in 1237 in which he condemned Robert for his public rejection of reverence for the stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi, as he did not deem them genuine. Thus, within the context of the relevant events at that time, Robert criticized important aspects of papal policy. In order to determine the broader motives for Robert’s denial of the stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi, the text analyses written evidence of Francis having received the stigmata, the documents of the church authority’s opinions on the stigmata up until the end of the 13th century, and also the general reasons for denying the stigmata.
Journal: Studia theologica
- Issue Year: XVI/2014
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 59–79
- Page Count: 21