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SIMONY, eccl. law. The selling and buying of holy orders, or an ecclesiastical benefice. Bac. Ab. h.t.; 1 Harr. Dig. 556. By simony is also understood an unlawful agreement to receive a temporal reward for something holy or spiritual. Code, 1, 3, 31 Ayl. Parerg. 496. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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After an extended introduction that provides context, Robinson provides able commentary on The Life of Pope Leo IX, To a Friend, also known as The Book of Bishop Bonizo of Sutri, and Paul of Bernried's The Life of Pope Gregory VII and also provides works by Benzio of Alba and a sermon on Simoniacs by Bruno of Segri. Dante scatters references to him throughout the Commedia, which gradually reveal the poet's judgment on bad popes, exemplified in a worst-case scenario: Boniface himself belongs with the simoniacs in Inferno 19; he tricked even the cunning Guido da Montefeltro into abetting his war on Christians (Inf. |
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