Pope Gregory IX (1227-1241)

Damian J. Smith is Professor of Medieval History in the Department of History at Saint Louis University, USA. He is the author/editor/translator of numerous books and articles concerning the Medieval Iberian Peninsula, the Mediterranean, and the Church. He is currently writing a history of the reign of James I of Aragon (1213-1276).

• Preface Contributors Abbreviations Illustrations Introduction : Pope Gregory IX (1227-1241) - Damian J. Smith, Brenda M. Bolton Chapter One: ‘Our Lord Hugo’: Gregory IX before the pontificate - Brenda M. Bolton Chapter Two: Gregory IX and the ‘Lombard Question’ - Gianluca Raccagni Chapter Three: Gregory IX and the Search for an Anglo-French Peace, 1227-4 - Nicholas Vincent Chapter Four: Gregory IX and the Crusades - Michael Lower Chapter Five : Gregory IX and the Greek East - Nikolaos G. Chrissis Chapter Six: Gregory IX and Denmark - Torben Kjersgaard Nielsen Chapter Seven: Gregory IX and Spain - Damian J. Smith Chapter Eight: Gregory IX and Mission - Iben Fonnesberg-Schmidt Chapter Nine: Penitet eum satis? Gregory IX, inquisitors, and heresy as seen in contemporary historiography - Andrea Sommerlechner Chapter Ten: The Third Quadriga: Gregory IX, Joachim of Fiore and the Florensian Order - Julia Eva Wannenmacher Chapter Eleven: Gregory IX and the Liber Extra - Edward A. Reno III Chapter Twelve: Gregory IX and Rome: Artistic patronage, ceremonies and ritual space - Claudia Bolgia