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libertas ecclesiae

Christianity
Also known as: libertas

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history of

    • Italy
      • Italy
        In Italy: The papacy and the Normans

        …sought in their notion of libertas ecclesiae (i.e., church immunity from secular control and jurisdiction). But the weakness of the empire also led the papacy to seek support in northern Italy.

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    • Middle Ages
      • Encyclopædia Britannica: first edition, map of Europe
        In history of Europe: Reform and renewal

        …and the insistence on the libertas (“liberty”) of the church—the freedom to accomplish its divinely ordained mission without interference from any secular authority—became the basis of the reform movements that took shape during this period. Most of them originated in reforming monasteries in transalpine Europe, which cooperative lay patrons and…

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