POSTAVENIE BISKUPA NA PRELOME ANTIKY A STREDOVEKU

• Authors: Jirkal Emanuel

Title variants

EN

Position of bishop at the turn of Antiquity and the Middle Ages

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The paper focuses on the bishop´s position in his Christian community and his position within the Roman Empire, especially after Constantine's turn. The function of the bishop, his position and his powers gradually changed in the Late Antiquity, which was also reflected in the imperial legislation. To some extent, the bishops represented state authorities, especially the judicial ones, and took care of the poor and the needy. As the economic power of the Christian communities increased, the bishops became important members of the local honorability. Nevertheless, their main role remained the pastoral care and administration of the Christian community.

Keywords

EN

ANTIQUITY; ROMAN EMPIRE; CHRISTIANITY; BISHOP

• Publisher: Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovak Republic
• Journal: Studia Historica Nitriensia
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 3 – 17

Contributors

author

Jirkal Emanuel

• Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre, Filozofická fakulta, Hodžova 1, 949 01 Nitra, Slovak Republic

Identifiers

DOI

10.17846/SHN.2020.24.1.3-17