A Sip from the "Well of Grace": Medieval Texts from the Apostolic Penitentiary [With CD (Audio)]

by Kirsi Salonen and Ludwig Schmugge

The first book to include full texts and photographs from the Apostolic Penitentiary, A Sip from the "Well of Grace" is groundbreaking in its analysis of one of the most important papal offices of the Middle Ages. The Penitentiary alone was responsible for granting absolutions, dispensations, licences, and special declarations in various matters such as marriage, illegitimacy, murder and violence, confession, and clerical ordination. With access to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813215358
• ISBN13: 9780813215358
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.5"