the church (normans) // history

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1070 - a turning point for the anglo-norman church

all three leaders were involved in a major change in the church in england. the pope, alexander ii, sent an ambassador to england in 1070 to carry out the second coronation of king william i.

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church power and the state in england

faith was always equally important as force in the mind of william of normandy. he had been responsible for beginning the building of new monasteries in normandy in the 1060s, including the abbey of caen where lanfranc, a lawyer and monk from italy,

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the primacy debate 1

once lanfranc and thomas of bayeux had established themselves as the archbishops of canterbury and york, the dispute about canterbury’s superiority – or primacy – over york heated up again.

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the primacy debate 2

they both went to rome in 1071 to have their new positions authorised by the pope, and thomas brought up the issue of primacy with pope alexander ii. the pope decided not to get involved in taking sides in this dispute, which made the king upset

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the primacy debate 3

his decision was to get an english synod to decide the issue. in 1072 the synod decided that canterbury was the leading archbishop, and thomas had to accept the primacy of lanfranc.

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church organisation

As Archbishop of Canterbury, Lanfranc made the organisation of the churches much tighter and made sure that the local priests were kept under the control of the central church bishops and archbishops.

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church power and the state in england

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once lanfranc and thomas of bayeux had established themselves as the archbishops of canterbury and york, the dispute about canterbury’s superiority – or primacy – over york heated up again.

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his decision was to get an english synod to decide the issue. in 1072 the synod decided that canterbury was the leading archbishop, and thomas had to accept the primacy of lanfranc.

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