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Adaloald, King of the Lombards (616–26) Anglicanism, Anglicans 382 25, 40 Antichrist 114, 114n, 162, 168, 169, 171, 171n, Adam (see also “Eve”, “Fall”, “sin, original”) 172, 173, 174 115n, 143, 145n, 151, 153, 187–90, 193, 234 Aphthartodocetism 112 administration, public xxiii, 4–5, 9, 41, apocalypse 163, 166 45, 59n, 73, 75, 85n, 101, 208–9, 302, 310n apocrisarius/apocrisiarius xviii, 4, 10, 11, adversity 179–80, 185, 192, 197, 199, 212, 16, 59, 60, 63, 109, 112, 116–17, 120, 124, 234 275, 343, 372 Aemiliana, aunt to Gregory the Great Arator, poet 262 83–84 Arian, Arianism 6, 15, 19, 25, 30–32, Æthelbert, King of Kent (c. 590–616) 34–35, 37, 89n, 234, 238, 244, 349 48–49, 52–53, 78, 101, 165–66, 175 Aristobulus, imperial secretary 61, 62n, afterlife, the 113n, 174n, 180, 201, 228, 260 238n, 349, 350, 352, 354, 356–58, 375 Ariulf of Spoleto, duke 37–39 Agapetus/Agapitus I, Pope (535–36) 6, army, soldiers 38, 60, 73, 75, 76, 97 15, 16, 242n, 243, 243n, 249, 373n asceticism (see also “monasticism”) 83n, Agatho, Pope (678–81) 10n, 12n, 302, 102n, 210n, 234, 244n, 255n, 266n, 281n, 308n 283n, 316, 318, 343, 369, 369n agent, actor 11, 19 atonement 152, 194, 195, 201 Agilulf, King of the Lombards (590–616) Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop 19, 35, 37–41, 74 47–49n, 50–55, 83n, 86, 87n, 100, 101, Agnellus of Ravenna 8, 17, 301n 174, 192n, 221, 222, 229, 322–24, 328, agnoetes (Egyptian sect) 146n 367, 379 Alfred the Great, King of Wessex (871–99) Augustine of Hippo, Bishop 10n, 42n, 224, 316n 43n, 45n, 57n, 136, 138, 140, 141n, 143, allegory, allegorical interpretation (see also 145n, 146, 149, 152, 153, 157n, 168n, 176, “hermeneutics”) xx, 265n, 266, 269, 187–89, 196n, 197, 200, 210n, 231n, 255n, 278, 280, 283, 285–87, 371, 378 258n, 262, 267, 269–71, 281n, 284–85, alms, almsgiving 19, 71–72, 75, 225, 234 290, 293–94, 301n, 310–12, 315, 317–19, Ambrose of Milan, Bishop xxi, 86, 157n, 321, 333, 335, 339, 343, 344n, 360–61n, 178, 206–8, 215, 242n, 258n, 262, 267, 363n, 365–66, 370, 378, 379, 380–82 269, 272, 290, 293, 294, 317, 318, 336, Ayala, Pero Lopez de (1332–1407) 370–71 336n, 360n, 365, 378, 381 Amos of Jerusalem, Patriarch (594–601) Barbarians 13, 29n, 32, 37, 42, 161, 174, 116n, 122–23 249n, 310 Anastasius Bibliothecarius, papal librarian Basil the Great, Bishop 140n, 365 303n, 304n, 307n65, 307n68, 308n, 309n, Bede the Venerable 7, 49–51, 54, 87n, 322n, 325, 326n 101n120, 101n121, 112n, 222n60, 222n61, Anastasius I of Antioch, Patriarch (561–71, 289, 308n71, 308n72, 323, 328–29, 378 594–99) xxiii, 11, 26, 44n, 61, 65, 72, Benedict II, Pope (684–85) 308 114, 116, 120, 121, 303n52, 303n53, 304n, Benedict of Nursia, saint 6n13, 6n14, 83, 307n65, 307n68, 308n, 309n, 326n, 344 89–91, 105, 106, 199, 213, 216, 227, 228n, Anastasius of Isauria, priest 115–19 231, 233, 236, 239, 243, 245, 251, 252, 254, Andrew, imperial tutor 23, 62, 157 315, 318, 319n, 322–325, 330, 337, 349, Angels 208, 241, 348 354, 360, 370 Angli, Anglo-Saxons (see also “England”) Benedictine Rule, see “Rule of Benedict” 9, 29n, 32, 42, 47–52, 54, 56, 66, 78, Bernard, St, of Clairvaux (1090–1153) 101, 102n, 174, 174n, 222, 222–24, 328n, 286n, 333, 365n 373–74, 379, 382 Bertha, Queen of Kent 49, 52, 78 420 general index

Bible, scriptures 35, 37, 71, 72, 86, 162, Christ: see also “salvation” 164, 232, 233, 239, 240, 241, 249, 252, 253, as Judge (see also “Final Judgement”, 262, 264, 265, 270, 273, 280, 286n, 288, “God, as Judge”) 97, 164, 167, 186 290, 305 as Mediator xix, 136, 144, 146, 150–52, Guthenberg Bible 362 164, 194, 267 New Testament 264, 288 as mystery of scriptures 288 Old Testament 264, 288, 365 birth of 50, 55, 137, 139n, 143 bishops, episcopacy 3, 4, 5–10, 13n, 14, Body of, see “church” 16, 18n, 22–27, 29, 34, 35, 40, 42, 44, 52, divinity of 136, 139, 140–45, 147–48, 54, 55, 58, 68, 73, 75, 76, 96, 111, 113, 131, 151–53, 194 206, 301 exchange of properties in and asceticism 88, 89, 92, 99, 104, 207, (communicatio idiomatum) 141 209, 218, 220, 263, 333 humanity of 136, 139–45, 147–53, 194 educational standards expected of 86, humility of 142–43, 147–48, 151–53, 156 106, 250, 256, 257n, 266, 310 passion of, see suffering of pastoral responsibilities of 12, 13, 16n, sacrifice of 152, 181, 194–95, 197, 242, 338 17, 19, 20, 21, 97–99, 206, 209, 210, 221, self-emptying of (kenosis) 148 315, 360 sinlessness of 143, 149–50, 152, 153 body suffering of 142–46, 148, 150–56, disciplining of 183, 184, 187, 213 194–95, 338 relationship to soul 142, 143, 153, 171, theandric activity of 149–50 183n, 185, 186, 188, 349, 352, 353 two natures of 136–42, 145–47, 149–50, resurrection of 25, 63, 112, 149, 171 155, 194 seat of temptation 172, 187n, 188, 190, two wills of 303 191, 193, 199 church Boethius 16, 242, 249, 251, 266, 312, 344 administration of 3–10, 12–27 Boniface, archdeacon: see Boniface, as Body of Christ 155, 172 consiliarius as mixture of saints and sinners Boniface, consilarius 300, 307–9, 311 154–55 Boniface VIII, Pope xxi Cicero 111, 229, 254, 256n, 258, 264, 292, bribery (see also “corruption”, “simony”) 297n 17, 158 Ciceronianism 369n Britain (see also “England”) 43, 47–51, 55, classical education, see “education” 122, 174, 323 classics, the 249–67, 293, 364–65 Brunhild, Queen of the Franks (c.567–613) Climacus, John 123n, 343, 345–46 43–49n, 52, 301 Columbanus, St, abbot 278, 321–22 compunction, compunctio (see also Caesarius of Arles, Bishop 15, 80, 105, “penitence”, “tears”) xviii–xx, 46n, 293–94 85–86, 104, 107, 160, 169, 201–3, 234, 280, Callinicus, exarch (596–603) 39–40 284, 332, 337, 349 Cassian, John 85, 89, 104–5, 145n, 178, concord 183n, 186–87, 190 189, 194n, 198n, 208, 213, 215, 216, 229–31, condescensio 53, 216, 222 235, 241, 285, 317, 318, 320, 333 Conon of Lérins, abbot 45n, 99 Cassiodorus 242, 249–54, 260, 263, Constantina, Empress 33, 62, 69, 73, 113 293–95 Constantine I, Emperor (306–37) 66, 78 Cella Nova, monastery 84, 129–30 Constantinople Celts, Celtic Christianity 48–49, 101, 323 church of xviii, 23, 73, 78, 114, 115, 120 chant, “Gregorian” 324–25, 328 city of 36, 59–61, 65, 72, 95, 122, 145, Charlemagne, King/Emperor of the Franks 249, 250, 299, 303, 371 (768–814) 109, 325 councils of, see “councils of the church” Childebert II, King of the Franks (575–96) Gregory’s stay in 4, 10, 11, 22, 23, 25, 31, 42n, 43, 301 59–62, 64, 65, 89, 94n, 104n, 109–11, Chlothar/Clothar II, King of the Franks 117, 124–25, 162, 209–11, 219–20, 251, (584–629) 43, 44n, 47, 301 260, 275, 285, 298, 343