2024/12/30 by Enrico Veneziani · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Classical Studies and Legal History #Historical Education and Society #Medieval Iberian Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.3989/hs.2024.991
openalex publication_date 2024/12/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
This article explores the path that ultimately led to the concession of the bull Manifestis probatum in light of recent historiographical developments, with a particular focus on the Roman point of view, as part of an attempt to understand how the Apostolic See saw the new political institution led by Afonso Henriques, the kingdom of Portugal. The relations between the papacy and Portugal are here considered as an interaction between two emerging entities of the Middle Ages, both looking for acknowledgement. This need for legitimisation can only be understood through the changes in the European political and ecclesiastical context, which profoundly influenced the formulas and language adopted by these entities in their documentation, especially by the papal chancery. With each successive pope, the same expressions acquired different nuances and meanings, there was not a linear and organised programme.