Unam Sanctam
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Unam Sanctam is a 1302 papal bull by Pope Boniface VIII that famously asserted the supremacy of spiritual and papal authority over temporal rulers.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval document
ⓘ
papal bull ⓘ |
| asserts |
necessity of submission to the Roman Pontiff for salvation
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supremacy of papal authority over secular rulers ⓘ supremacy of spiritual authority over temporal authority ⓘ |
| author | Pope Boniface VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedAs | high point of papal theocracy ⓘ |
| citedIn | debates on church–state relations ⓘ |
| conflictContext | dispute between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV of France ⓘ |
| dateOfIssue | 1302 ⓘ |
| doctrinalClaim |
only one holy Catholic and apostolic Church
ⓘ
outside the Church there is no salvation ⓘ spiritual power is superior to temporal power ⓘ |
| genre | dogmatic bull ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Gallican controversies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early modern political theology ⓘ |
| hasOpeningWords | Unam sanctam ecclesiam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
conflict over taxation of clergy
ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ struggle between papacy and monarchy ⓘ |
| influenced |
later theories of papal monarchy
ⓘ
medieval canon law interpretations of papal power ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Holy See
ⓘ
papal chancery ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mentionsConcept |
single mystical body of Christ
ⓘ
two swords theory ⓘ unity of the Church ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pontificateOf | Pope Boniface VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
canon law sources
ⓘ
collections of papal bulls ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ausculta Fili
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clericis laicos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAuthorityClaim |
pope judges temporal rulers in spiritual matters
ⓘ
temporal sword is to be used for the Church and by the Church through kings and knights ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
authority of the Roman Pontiff
ⓘ
limits of secular power ⓘ |
| targetOfCriticism | King Philip IV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
papal supremacy
ⓘ
plenitudo potestatis ⓘ relationship between Church and state ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
14th century
ⓘ
High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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