A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age

What political institution in the Roman Catholic Church once had incredibly political and spiritual control over Europe as noted in the nonfiction book, A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age?

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Answered by Jill W on 25 Mar 16:29

The Papacy, the leading political institution in the Roman Catholic Church, once had incredible political and spiritual control over Europe. Its power, however, was increasingly broken over time.

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A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age