Gesta Pontificum Anglorum

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Gesta Pontificum Anglorum is a 12th-century Latin historical work that surveys the history, deeds, and notable figures of the English church and its bishops.

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instanceOf 12th-century chronicle ⓘ
ecclesiastical history ⓘ
medieval Latin historical work ⓘ
alternativeTitle De Gestis Pontificum Anglorum ⓘ
approximateCompositionDate c. 1125 ⓘ
associatedWith Malmesbury Abbey ⓘ
author William of Malmesbury ⓘ
authorAlsoWrote Gesta Regum Anglorum ⓘ
Historia Novella ⓘ
circulation copied and read in 12th-century English monasteries ⓘ
contains accounts of relics and miracles ⓘ
biographical notices of bishops ⓘ
information on church endowments ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
coversPeriod from the early English church to the 12th century ⓘ
dateWritten early 12th century ⓘ
focusesOn deeds of English bishops ⓘ
foundations of monasteries and churches ⓘ
history of English bishoprics ⓘ
genre biographical catalogue ⓘ
church history ⓘ
hasPart accounts of individual bishops ⓘ
descriptions of religious houses ⓘ
hagiographical material ⓘ
miracle stories ⓘ
historicalRegion Anglo-Norman England ⓘ
linked to: Norman England
historicalValue primary source for early English diocesan history ⓘ
influencedBy Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryTradition Latin historiography ⓘ
mainSubject English bishops ⓘ
English church ⓘ
notableFor combination of narrative and catalogue ⓘ
critical use of sources ⓘ
detailed accounts of English dioceses ⓘ
originallyIntendedAudience monastic and clerical readers ⓘ
placeOfComposition Malmesbury ⓘ
preservedIn multiple medieval manuscripts ⓘ
relatedWork Gesta Regum Anglorum ⓘ
scholarlyField Anglo-Norman historiography ⓘ
ecclesiastical history ⓘ
medieval studies ⓘ
structure organized by dioceses ⓘ
timeOfAuthor reign of Henry I of England ⓘ
titleTranslation Deeds of the Bishops of the English ⓘ
usedAsSourceBy later medieval historians of England ⓘ

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William of Malmesbury → notableWork → Gesta Pontificum Anglorum ⓘ
Gesta Pontificum Anglorum → alternativeTitle → De Gestis Pontificum Anglorum ⓘ
linked to: Gesta Pontificum Anglorum
Gesta Pontificum Anglorum → titleTranslation → Deeds of the Bishops of the English ⓘ
linked to: Gesta Pontificum Anglorum
Vita Aldhelmi → relatedWork → Gesta Pontificum Anglorum ⓘ
Gesta Regum Anglorum → influenced → Gesta Pontificum Anglorum ⓘ
Historia Novella → relatedWorkByAuthor → Gesta Pontificum Anglorum ⓘ