investiture controversy- world history – Flashcards
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what is lay investiture
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the act of appointing church officials by secular rulers
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what was the investiture controversy
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a conflict between church and state. the church believed that secular rulers should NOT be choosing church officials because they could technically make their friend the pope...
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who was the secular leader at this time
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holy roman emperor Henry IV
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who was the religious leader at the time?
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pope Gregory VII
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what were the actions of the rulers that heated the conflict
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henry took the papacy from gregory, but then gregory turned around and excommunicated henry twice
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in nomine domini
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"in the name of the lord" this stated that secular rulers would not be involved in appointing the pope, but a college of cardinals would (this is still used today)
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concordat of worms
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states that secular rulers would not be involved in investiture, but they have an unofficial say
