Cathedrals and cloisters of the Isle de France (1910)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London : G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 99
sentence is but just. Among the menwho formed the mediaeval Episcopate, there are manyholy, even saintly personages. The martial, dramaticfigures naturally occupy the centre of the stage ofFrench ecclesiastical history; but those who do notsee the Saints and the patriots, the greater, oftenhumbler,… … IN THE CITY OF GODFREY, BISHOP OF AMIENS. Bishop of Amiens, continues Smith, willinglysurrendered his seignorial rights for the establish- The Bishop 69 ment of a commune, but the lords, who possessedsimilar claims, refused to follow his example anddesolated the country with fire and…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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