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Donation of Constantine

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Donation of Constantine Lat. Constitutum Constantini, forged document, probably drafted in the 8th cent. It purported to be a grant by Roman Emperor Constantine I of great temporal power in Italy and the West to the papacy . Its purpose was apparently to enhance papal territorial claims in Italy by giving them greater antiquity. The document also recognized the spiritual authority of the popes, but this statement had no weight, since at no time was it argued in the Roman Catholic Church that spiritual authority could emanate from the emperor. It was not, as a matter of fact, ever of g... Read more
Donation of Constantine
...legends from the 5th century concerning Sylvester and Constantine, the Donation was probably written at Rome in the mid 8th century...the struggle between church and state. Donation of Constantine Donation of Constantine Donation of Constantine Read more
Donation of Constantine
Donation of Constantine. A document fabricated in the later 8th cent., incorporated in the False Decretals ( c. 850). It purports to be a record by the Emp. Constantine of his conversion, profession of faith, and the privileges he conferred... Read more

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