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Church’s Property Influence on the Development of Bishops’ Rank

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  • Zlatomira Gerdzikova

    (Institute of Balkan Studies with Center in Trachology “Prof. Alexander Fall” - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria)

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The article aims to present the influence that the increasing church property had on the development of the rank of the bishop during the 4th and 5th centuries. The Mediolan Edict of Emperor Constantine started a process of the rapid rise of Christianity, including the development of the church hierarchy and structure. As a result of this rise, the rank of the bishop changed by developing its inner hierarchy – bishop, metropolitan bishops, archbishop. The main factor in this particularization of the rank of the bishop was the rapid increase of church property and financial resources. Using secular and Christian law collections as prime sources the publication will show some of the points of interaction between the growth of church property and the development of hierarchy in the rank of a bishop.

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  • Zlatomira Gerdzikova, 2023. "Church’s Property Influence on the Development of Bishops’ Rank," Proceedings of the Centre for Economic History Research, Centre for Economic History Research, vol. 8, pages 298-308, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ceh:journl:y:2023:v:8:p:298-308
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    Keywords

    Church; property; bishops; Late Antiquity; Church hierarchy;
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    JEL classification:

    • N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • N43 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • N93 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - Europe: Pre-1913

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