«The Mystery of Iniquity» by Philippe Duplessis-Mornay. On the role of France in support of «black legend» of the Pope Alexander VI
This article is devoted to the famous book by Philippe Duplessis-Mornay “The Mystery of Iniquity”. This book is an example of the French church historiography of the early 17th century and of inter-confessional polemic. The purpose of the study is an analysis of the image of Pope Alexander VI as it...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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St. Tikhon's Orthodox University
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Vestnik Pravoslavnogo Svâto-Tihonovskogo Gumanitarnogo Universiteta: Seriâ II. Istoriâ, Istoriâ Russkoj Pravoslavnoj Cerkvi |
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| Online Access: | http://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/6396 |
| Summary: | This article is devoted to the famous book by Philippe Duplessis-Mornay “The Mystery of Iniquity”. This book is an example of the French church historiography of the early 17th century and of inter-confessional polemic. The purpose of the study is an analysis of the image of Pope Alexander VI as it is presented in “The Mystery of Iniquity”. The “black legend” of Borgia had existed before the creation of “The Mystery of Iniquity”. Duplessis-Mornay included some elements of this “black legend” in the text; the present article analyses them. Above all, these elements are historical events which contrasted the Pope to Charles VIII, King of France. These events are connected with the Italian campaign of the king. An important aspect is the religious interpretation of this opposition and the idea of “royalism”, namely “Pope-devil” versus “King of France”. The murder of the King of France, Henri IV, became one of the reasons for writing this book. Another reason was the fact that King Louis XIII was a minor and his entourage pursued the policy coordinated with Rome. Duplessis-Mornay reminds to the King that Rome was always the antagonist of French monarchy. The image of Pope Alexander VI was extended on the entire Catholic Church. |
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| ISSN: | 1991-6434 2409-4811 |