Wise as a serpent, gentle as a dove: Bruno of Toul and the Making of Pope Leo IX
<p>Bruno of Toul (1002-1054), became pope in 1049, taking the name Leo IX. He has been characterised as a reforming pope and is credited as the precursor to the Gregorian Reforms of the later eleventh century. While many historians have examined Leo IX’s pontificate, little scholarship, especi...
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2022
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