ВЛИЯНИЕТО НА ЦЪРКОВНАТА СОБСТВЕНОСТ ВЪРХУ РАЗВИТИЕТО НА ЧИНА НА ЕПИСКОПА
CHURCH’S PROPERTY INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF BISHOPS’ RANK
Author(s): Zlatomira GerdjikovaSubject(s): History, Economy, National Economy, Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Social history, Ancient World, Public Finances, Human Resources in Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Център за стопанско-исторически изследвания
Keywords: Church; property; bishops; Late Antiquity; Church hierarchy
Summary/Abstract: 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.
Journal: Известия на Центъра за стопанско-исторически изследвания
- Issue Year: VIII/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 298-308
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Bulgarian