The significance of the Sirmian and apostolic tradition in shaping Moravian episcopal organization
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Early Medieval Europe |
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| Field | History |
| Keywords | Great Moravia apostolic tradition Sirmium Methodius |
| Description | Based on an analysis of papal documents as well as the Vita Methodii, this work examines shifts in Methodiuss status. The text analyses the significance of his titulature by a comparison with other eighth- and ninth-century missionaries, and examines the way his new diocese was legitimized through legal and historical fictions dealing with the restoration of a long-lost see and its apostolic origins. Finally, the article draws a comparison between the situation in Moravia and the importance of apostolic tradition in Rome, Constantinople, Metz, Compostela and Venice. |
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