{"product_id":"9781487524616","title":"Servant of the Crown and Steward of the Church","description":"Author: William Chester Jordan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781487524616\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Nov 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 128 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the thirteenth century, radical reformers  churchmen, devout laywomen and laymen, and secular rulers  undertook Herculean efforts aimed at the moral reform of society. No principality was more affected by these impulses than France under its king, Louis IX or \"Saint Louis.\" The monarch surrounded himself with gifted, energetic moralists to carry out his efforts. \u003ci\u003eServant of the Crown and Steward of the Church \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the career of one of the most influential of King Louis's reformers, Philippe of Cahors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into a bourgeois family dwelling on the periphery of the medieval kingdom of France, Philippe rose through the ecclesiastical hierarchy to the office of judge. There he came to the attention of royal administrators, who recommended him for the king's service. He ascended rapidly, and was eventually entrusted with the royal seal, effectively making constituting him the chancellor of the kingdom, the highest member of the royal administration. Louis IX secured his election as bishop of vreux in 1269. Using the records of Philippe's work in Reims, Paris, and vreux, William Chester Jordan reconstructs Philippe's career, providing a fascinating portrait of the successes and failures of reform in the thirteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919542730910,"sku":"ING-9781487524616","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781487524616.jpg?v=1782813623","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781487524616","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}