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020 $a0300103565 (cloth : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aBX1529$b.B456 2004
082 00 $a262/.12244/09032$222
100 1 $aBergin, Joseph,$d1948-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85022611
245 10 $aCrown, church, and episcopate under Louis XIV /$cJoseph Bergin.
260 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press,$c[2004], ©2004.
300 $aix, 526 pages :$bmaps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [490]-507) and index.
520 1 $a"This monographic study is an account of the power, character and mentalite of the French church under Louis XIV and of its relationship to the crown and other elite institutions. Bergin also fills a gap in our understanding of the personal rule of Louis XIV, for the church was vital to the functioning of the ancien regime and the period cannot be understood without integrating this element into the story." "Joseph Bergin explores the king's practice of appointing qualified and worthy men as bishops, and of the difficulties and tensions inherent in it. Candidates generally began their careers with theology degrees and graduated to minor clerical positions, where they might gain valuable, practical experience, prior to their appointment as relatively mature men. Rarely were archbishops chosen who had not served as bishops, but appeal was to be found in family credit as well as demonstrable ability. The author explains the provenance of this system, illustrating it with numerous well-drawn examples and examining it in detail. In addition he accounts for the deficiencies of this elastic policy of appointment, which occasioned a group of some 120 bishops, not all of whom the king and his advisers could have personal knowledge." "This book uncovers a crucial part of the reign of Louis XIV and is essential for anyone with a serious interest in early modern French history."--BOOK JACKET.
610 20 $aCatholic Church$zFrance$xBishops$xAppointment, call, and election$xHistory.
650 0 $aPatronage, Ecclesiastical$zFrance$xHistory.
600 00 $aLouis$bXIV,$cKing of France,$d1638-1715.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80051801
650 0 $aChurch and state$zFrance$xHistory.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85025546
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/yale051/2003026238.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/yale051/2003026238.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0412/2003026238.html
852 00 $bglx$hBX1529$i.B456 2004