Peace of God movement
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The Peace of God movement was a medieval church-led initiative that sought to limit violence by protecting noncombatants and church property through moral and legal sanctions on warfare.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian peace movement
ⓘ
medieval religious movement ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
limit violence
ⓘ
protect church property ⓘ protect noncombatants ⓘ regulate warfare ⓘ |
| appliedSanctionsTo |
feudal violence
ⓘ
warfare ⓘ |
| country |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 12th century ⓘ |
| hasPart | Truce of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
feudal fragmentation
ⓘ
private warfare ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Truce of God movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
codes of chivalry ⓘ later Christian peace thought ⓘ medieval canon law on warfare ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustinian just war theory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christian ethics ⓘ |
| languageOfDocuments | Latin ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
church councils
ⓘ
synodal decrees ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCouncil |
Council of Charroux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Council of Limoges NERFINISHED ⓘ Council of Poitiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | warring nobles ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
abbots
ⓘ
bishops ⓘ local clergy ⓘ |
| protectedClass |
clergy
ⓘ
merchants ⓘ peasants ⓘ pilgrims ⓘ |
| protectedObject |
church lands
ⓘ
churches ⓘ ecclesiastical property ⓘ monasteries ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
circa 975
ⓘ
late 10th century ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
peasants
ⓘ
some nobles ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
legal sanctions
ⓘ
moral sanctions ⓘ |
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