The Trials and Tribulations of the Late Medieval Church

Tides of History

Audible / Patrick Wyman

History, Documentary, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 4 October 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The late Middle Ages were a time of upheaval for the universal Church, caught between the glories and overwhelming power of the High Middle Ages and the crisis of the Protestant Reformation.

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0:18.2	In a chilly stone building in Avignon, the distant tolling of bells melded with the sound
0:23.2	of pens scratching on parchment.
0:25.7	The air smelled faintly of incense and old books.
0:30.1	A young man followed the sound of the scratching pens.
0:33.1	His soft footfalls echoed off the polished stone floors.
0:37.3	He stopped when he got to a large room packed with clerics pouring over account books.
0:43.0	The young man was a priest himself, freshly ordained.
0:46.2	His white robes and cloak were brand new.
0:49.1	The year was 1355.
0:51.6	The young man had come here to the city of Avignon in southern France to seek his fortune
0:55.7	at the Pope's court.
0:59.2	One richly dressed clergyman looked up from his leather-bound account book at the young
1:02.7	priest.
1:04.0	He waved him over.
1:05.6	Light flashed off the gold and jewel encrusted rings decorating his fingers.
1:09.9	A smile graced his face.
1:11.9	"'Nephew,' he said.
1:13.8	"'I'm so glad you've come.'"
1:16.2	The young priest kissed his uncle's ring.
1:18.1	My Lord Bishop.
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