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In the thirteenth century, radical reformers churchmen, devout laywomen and laymen, and secular rulers undertook Herculean efforts aimed at the moral reform of society. No principality was more affected by these impulses than France under its king, Louis IX or Saint Louis. The monarch surrounded himself with gifted, energetic moralists to carry out his efforts. Servant of the Crown and Steward of the Church explores the career of one of the most influential of King Louis’s reformers, Philippe of Cahors.

Born into a bourgeois family dwelling on the periphery of the medieval kingdom of France, Philippe rose through the ecclesiastical hierarchy to the office of judge. There he came to the attention of royal administrators, who recommended him for the king’s service. He ascended rapidly, and was eventually entrusted with the royal seal, effectively making constituting him the chancellor of the kingdom, the highest member of the royal administration. Louis I

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Acknowledgments Conventions 1. The Early Years 2. A Swift Ascent: From Junior Clerk to "Chancellor" 3. Bishop of Evreux 4. The Prelate and His Holy Man Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: 19/11/2019
      ISBN13: 9781487524616, 978-1487524616
      ISBN10: 1487524617
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In the thirteenth century, radical reformers churchmen, devout laywomen and laymen, and secular rulers undertook Herculean efforts aimed at the moral reform of society. No principality was more affected by these impulses than France under its king, Louis IX or Saint Louis. The monarch surrounded himself with gifted, energetic moralists to carry out his efforts. Servant of the Crown and Steward of the Church explores the career of one of the most influential of King Louis’s reformers, Philippe of Cahors.

      Born into a bourgeois family dwelling on the periphery of the medieval kingdom of France, Philippe rose through the ecclesiastical hierarchy to the office of judge. There he came to the attention of royal administrators, who recommended him for the king’s service. He ascended rapidly, and was eventually entrusted with the royal seal, effectively making constituting him the chancellor of the kingdom, the highest member of the royal administration. Louis I

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Conventions 1. The Early Years 2. A Swift Ascent: From Junior Clerk to "Chancellor" 3. Bishop of Evreux 4. The Prelate and His Holy Man Bibliography Index

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