Walk to Canossa
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Walk to Canossa refers to Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV’s penitential journey to seek absolution from Pope Gregory VII at Canossa in 1077, a dramatic episode symbolizing the struggle between secular and papal authority in medieval Europe.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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penitential journey → symbol of church–state conflict → |
| documentedIn |
letters of Gregory VII
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medieval chronicles → writings of Lambert of Hersfeld → |
| followedBy |
renewed conflict between Henry IV and Gregory VII
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| hasCause |
conflict over lay investiture
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excommunication of Henry IV → struggle between papal and imperial authority → |
| hasConsequence |
continued political conflict after reconciliation
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lasting metaphor in European political discourse → phrase "to go to Canossa" meaning forced submission → |
| hasContext |
11th-century papal reform movement
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Gregorian Reform → Holy Roman Empire → |
| hasEffect |
absolution of Henry IV
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humiliation of imperial authority → strengthening of papal moral authority → temporary reconciliation between Henry IV and Gregory VII → |
| hasInterpretation |
example of ritualized political humiliation
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victory of papal authority over imperial authority → |
| hasLanguageDesignation |
English phrase "Walk to Canossa"
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German phrase "Gang nach Canossa" → |
| hasLocation |
Canossa
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Canossa Castle → Emilia-Romagna NERFINISHED → Italy → |
| hasNotableFigure |
Abbot Hugh of Cluny
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Matilda of Tuscany → |
| hasParticipant |
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
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Pope Gregory VII → |
| hasTime |
1077
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January 1077 → |
| involvesAction |
appeal for absolution
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penitential pilgrimage → public penance → |
| partOf |
Investiture Controversy
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| precededBy |
excommunication of Henry IV in 1076
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| relatedTo |
Concordat of Worms
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Dictatus Papae → excommunication in the Catholic Church → |
| symbolizes |
conflict between spiritual and temporal authority
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medieval church–state struggle → submission of secular power to papal power → |
| tookPlaceDuring |
11th century
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Middle Ages → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
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Salian dynasty → |
notableEvent |
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Council of Rome (1076)
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followedBy |
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Walk to Canossa
("English phrase "Walk to Canossa"")
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hasLanguageDesignation |
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Matilda of Tuscany
("Meeting at Canossa")
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hostedEvent |
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Investiture Controversy
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significantEvent |