De miseria conditionis humanae
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De miseria conditionis humanae is a medieval Latin treatise by Pope Innocent III that reflects on the frailty, sinfulness, and transience of human life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian moral treatise
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medieval Latin treatise ⓘ |
| audience |
clergy
ⓘ
lay Christians ⓘ |
| author | Pope Innocent III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | Pope ⓘ |
| authorPapalName | Innocent III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorPapalNumber | Pope Innocent III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
inevitability of death
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judgment after death ⓘ need for divine grace ⓘ |
| genre |
ascetic literature
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of bodily corruption
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discussion of spiritual misery ⓘ exhortation to penance ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of papal authorship in Latin prose
ⓘ
important work of medieval spirituality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustinian theology
ⓘ
Bible ⓘ patristic literature ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | contemptus mundi literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
contempt for the world
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frailty of human life ⓘ preparation for death ⓘ sinfulness of humanity ⓘ transience of human life ⓘ |
| purpose |
moral instruction
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spiritual edification ⓘ warning against attachment to the world ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian repentance
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human mortality ⓘ human sin ⓘ human suffering ⓘ memento mori ⓘ vanity of worldly goods ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| viewOfHumanNature | fallen ⓘ |
| viewOfWorld | pessimistic ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Lotario dei Conti di Segni ⓘ |
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