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Council of London (1102)
In August 1102, Archbishop Anselm convened a church council at St Paul's Cathedral in London to address the aftermath of disputes over church and roy…
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- 1102St Paul's Cathedral, London · LondonArchbishop Anselm of Canterbury summoned English bishops and abbots to London to establish internal church discipline and address investiture and simony issues left over from the previous reign, at a time when relations between Henry I and the Roman See were not yet fully settled. Held shortly after Anselm's return from his first exile, the council helped consolidate his position as church leader.
- 1102St Paul's Cathedral, London · LondonThe council issued several disciplinary decisions: it stripped Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester, of the church offices he held, since serving simultaneously as a secular lord and a cleric violated church norms; and it reaffirmed principles banning simony, requiring clerical celibacy, and electing bishops according to canon law. These resolutions laid down the church's position for subsequent investiture negotiations between Anselm and Henry I.
Sources
- Eadmer, Historia Novorum in Anglia — Eadmer of Canterbury
- The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church — F. L. Cross, E. A. Livingstone (1997)