by Gérard Bessière · Gallimard · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070533268
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«Urbi et Orbi: Deux mille ans de papauté» is the historical essay by Gérard Bessière, published by Gallimard in paperback (176 pages, in French).
It covers two thousand years of papal history: from the first bishops of Rome to Gregory the Great, the Middle Ages and the contemporary era. It analyses the tension between spiritual and temporal power, the Anagni slap, papal infallibility and the current global magisterium.
Published on 14 November 1995, it belongs to the Découvertes Gallimard collection. The edition includes illustrations, maps and portraits.
For readers interested in the history of the Catholic Church, the papacy and the relations between religious and political power.
