Outrage of Anagni

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conflict between papacy and monarchy historical event

The Outrage of Anagni was a 1303 incident in which agents of King Philip IV of France violently seized and humiliated Pope Boniface VIII in the Italian town of Anagni, symbolizing a major clash between papal and royal authority.

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Label	Occurrences
Outrage of Anagni canonical	3

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conflict between papacy and monarchy ⓘ historical event ⓘ
chronologicallyFollows	excommunication threats against Philip IV by Boniface VIII ⓘ taxation disputes between Philip IV and the clergy ⓘ
describedAs	symbolic turning point in the struggle between papal and royal authority ⓘ violent seizure of Pope Boniface VIII by agents of Philip IV of France ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Attack on Anagni NERFINISHED ⓘ Slap of Anagni NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause	conflict over papal authority and royal taxation ⓘ dispute between Pope Boniface VIII and Philip IV of France ⓘ
hasContext	late Middle Ages ⓘ struggle between papal theocracy and emerging national monarchies ⓘ
hasDate	1303 ⓘ
hasEffect	contributed to the Avignon Papacy ⓘ contributed to the decline of the medieval papal monarchy ⓘ humiliation of Pope Boniface VIII ⓘ strengthening of French royal power over the Church in France ⓘ temporary capture of Pope Boniface VIII ⓘ weakening of papal political authority ⓘ
hasInterpretation	seen by historians as marking the end of papal supremacy over secular rulers ⓘ viewed as a prelude to the relocation of the papal court to Avignon ⓘ
hasLocation	Anagni NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSymbolicMeaning	assertion of royal power over the papacy ⓘ decline of universal papal monarchy in Western Europe ⓘ
involvedParty	Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Papacy NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedPerson	Guillaume de Nogaret NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip IV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Boniface VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Sciarra Colonna NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	medieval Church–state conflicts ⓘ
perpetratedBy	Guillaume de Nogaret NERFINISHED ⓘ Sciarra Colonna NERFINISHED ⓘ agents of Philip IV of France ⓘ
precededBy	papal bull Unam sanctam NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Avignon Papacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Unam sanctam NERFINISHED ⓘ conflict between Boniface VIII and the Colonna family ⓘ
resultedIn	Pope Boniface VIII being taken prisoner for a short time ⓘ Pope Boniface VIII returning to Rome after his release ⓘ Pope Boniface VIII’s death shortly after the incident ⓘ
tookPlaceOn	7 September 1303 ⓘ
victim	Pope Boniface VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pope Boniface VIII → involvedIn → Outrage of Anagni ⓘ

Sciarra Colonna (representing the Roman people) → participatedIn → Outrage of Anagni ⓘ

subject surface form: Sciarra Colonna

Anagni → significantEvent → Outrage of Anagni ⓘ