Dear Christoph,
Thank you for the information.
You request that I explain further the theme that I am currently
pursuing. The working title for my dissertation is 'How Did the
Mendicant Friars of the Thirteen Century Approach the Non-Latin
Christians?'. My starting point (at the moment) is the 5th/6th century
schismatics: Nestorians, Coptics, Greek, Syrian and Armenian churches;
explaining their doctrinal differences, amongst themselves and naturally
with Catholicism. I then want to ascertain who the Mendicants were, that
they came about during the pontificate of Innocent III and what their
role in society was deemed to be.
I am using the papal missions of 1245 as I listed previously and placing
them in the political context of the missionaries to the Mongols,
although this is only going to be a small element.
My main focus will be on what the missions brought back with them about
the Non-Latin Christians. In other words,whether there was any success
in gaining some support for the papacy, if any groups were prepared to
renounce their heresies and if they were not prepared to do so, why
not - probabley because of the Mongols. A positive response came from
Simeon Rabban-ata, a Nestorian, who replied positively to the papal
letters, carried by Andrew of Longjumeau, declaring allegiance to the
church of Rome. A negative response was brought back John of Plano
Carpini from the Duchy of Galicia, patrimony of the Russian princes
Daniel and Basil Romanovich. Daniel was the leader of the Russian
princes and when Carpini arrive Daniel was at Batu's court and Basil was
not prepared to swear allegiance to the Roman See.
I hope this explains a little better the message I posted last night.
Cheers,
Eve
P.S. I have a German degree, if I can not get hold of an English
translation of the Corpus Christianorum, do you think there is any
chance that I might find one in German?
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