The Lateran Church in Rome and the Ark of the Covenant: Housing the Holy Relics of Jerusalem: With an Edition and Translation of the Descriptio Latera
(Book #48 in the Studies in the History of Medieval Religion Series)
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An examination of the tradition that the Ark of the Covenant was held in a Roman church, and how it developed. Why did the twelfth-century canons at the Lateran church (San Giovanni in Laterano) in Rome claim the presence of the Ark of the Covenant inside their high altar? This book argues that the claim responded to new challenges in theaftermath of the First Crusade in 1099. The Christian possession of Jerusalem questioned the legitimation...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1783273887
ISBN13:9781783273881
Release Date:March 2019
Publisher:Boydell Press
Length:276 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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