Gesta Pontificum Anglorum

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Gesta Pontificum Anglorum is a 12th-century Latin historical work that surveys the history, deeds, and notable figures of the English church and its bishops.

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instanceOf 12th-century chronicle
ecclesiastical history
medieval Latin historical work
alternativeTitle De Gestis Pontificum Anglorum NERFINISHED
approximateCompositionDate c. 1125
associatedWith Malmesbury Abbey NERFINISHED
author William of Malmesbury NERFINISHED
authorAlsoWrote Gesta Regum Anglorum NERFINISHED
Historia Novella NERFINISHED
circulation copied and read in 12th-century English monasteries
contains accounts of relics and miracles
biographical notices of bishops
information on church endowments
countryOfOrigin England
coversPeriod from the early English church to the 12th century
dateWritten early 12th century
focusesOn deeds of English bishops
foundations of monasteries and churches
history of English bishoprics
genre biographical catalogue
church history
hasPart accounts of individual bishops
descriptions of religious houses
hagiographical material
miracle stories
historicalRegion Anglo-Norman England NERFINISHED
historicalValue primary source for early English diocesan history
influencedBy Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED
language Latin
literaryForm prose
literaryTradition Latin historiography
mainSubject English bishops
English church
notableFor combination of narrative and catalogue
critical use of sources
detailed accounts of English dioceses
originallyIntendedAudience monastic and clerical readers
placeOfComposition Malmesbury NERFINISHED
preservedIn multiple medieval manuscripts
relatedWork Gesta Regum Anglorum NERFINISHED
scholarlyField Anglo-Norman historiography
ecclesiastical history
medieval studies
structure organized by dioceses
timeOfAuthor reign of Henry I of England
titleTranslation Deeds of the Bishops of the English NERFINISHED
usedAsSourceBy later medieval historians of England

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William of Malmesbury notableWork Gesta Pontificum Anglorum