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>Query: How old are the various (Latin) papal titles of address? Evidence of
>their earliest documentary attestation? Is 'Your Sanctity' papal?
>
>I thought I had the information from a book by Yves Congar, but my notes
>(or memory) deceived me. There must be a properly historical study of the
>subject; what I don't want is a courtesy guide to ecclesiastical titles!
>
>Gary Dickson
>University of Edinburgh
>
What about -
M Maccarone, Vicarius Christi (Rome 1952)
W. Ullmann, Growth of Papal Power in Middle Ages (London
1955)
RL Benson, Evolution of Papal Formulae (Studia Gratiani 14
(1967) p196-217
How nice to have efficient students!
Anselm Cramer OSB
Librarian, Archivist
Ampleforth Abbey, York YO6 4EN
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