Source: Textual EditionFormosus.Ep.CS8
Source Information
| Part of Group |
popes.Canterbury primacy privileges |
| Author |
Pope Formosus |
| Source Title |
Letter to the bishops of England |
| Date of composition |
[891x6] |
| Language |
Latin |
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Notes
*@Birch, p. 35: the letter survives only in the collection of documents made in support of the post-conquest claim to the primacy against York.
*An edition is also given by H. Boehmer, Die Fälschungen Erzbischof Lanfranks von Canterbury (Leipzig, 1902) no. 9, pp. 157-9. Boehmer considered it spurious, but according to Birch (p. 35) the first part is probably genuine. The second part, concerning the primacy of Canterbury, must at least have been tampered with by Canterbury forgers.
Edition(s)
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Editor |
Article or Book Title |
Journal or Pub.Loc. |
Date |
pp. |
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D. Whitelock, M. Brett and C.N.L. Brooke
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Councils & Synods with other Documents relating to the English Church
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Oxford
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1981 |
36-8 (no. 8) |
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Birch, Walter de Gray
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Cartularium Saxonicum. A Collection of Charters relating to Anglo-Saxon History
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London
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1885-93 |
(no. 573) |
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Translation(s)
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Editor |
Article or Book Title |
Journal or Pub.Loc. |
Date |
pp. |
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Whitelock, Dorothy |
English Historical Documents, I, c.500-1042
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London and New York
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1979 |
890-2 (no. 227) |
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Event/Transaction List
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Factoid Type |
Source Reference |
Short Description |
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Event |
Formosus.Ep.CS8 pp. 36-8 |
Formosus 1 wrote to all the bishops in England (Anonymi 1843) rebuking them for their neglect in missionary work. The pope also gave instructions on episcopal successions, stressing the importance of avoiding vacant sees. The primacy of Canterbury is confirmed. |
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