The pontificate of Saint Gregory VII (1073-1085) (born Hildebrand of Soana) constitutes one of the high points of the Christian Middle Ages. The pinnacle of his pontificate is the Dictatus Papae, a collection of twenty-seven statements defining the pope’s prerogatives and his relationship with temporal authority. In it, Pope Saint Gregory proclaimed the pontiff’s ... Read more The post Looking at a High Point of the Middle Ages: The Dictatus Papae of Saint Gregory VII first appeared on ...
