From the army of King Matthias to the Service of God. A Case Study on the Role of the Apostolic Penitentiary in the Promotions of Clerics in the Time of King Matthias Corvinus
Author(s)
Tamás Fedeles
Date Issued
2022
Type
article
Volume
5
Start Page
139
End Page
160
Journal
Abstract
The main character of this study is Gáspár Bak from Berend, the provost of Szepes (1464–1493). After he had fought in the army of King Matthias against the Hussites and the Ottomans, the cleric of the Diocese of Csanád decided to embrace ecclesiastic orders. The young man, who has previously studied in Vienna, Ferrara, and Bologna submitted three supplicaitons to the Sacra Poenitentiaria Apostolica, in which he asked to be released from the obstacles preventing his ordination. He received the permission in December of 1469. After that, he was consecrated a deacon in Bologna, and three years later, when he gained the degree in canon law in Rome, he was ordained as a priest. On the basis of the materials collected in the archives in Rome, this present work makes an attempt to elaborate on the circumstances of this extremely well-documented promotion placing it in an international context.
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