Change and continuity in the French episcopate : the bishops and the wars of religion, 1547-1610 / Frederic J. Baumgartner

Durham : Duke University Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiv, 324 pages : maps ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-309) and index.Contents: I. Introduction -- II. The system of Episcopal appointments -- III. The kings and their bishops -- IV. Episcopal revenues, expenses, and taxes -- V. The bishop in his diocese : powers and problems -- VI. The bishop in his diocese : spiritual authority and reform -- VII. The bishops and Protestantism : the sympathizers -- VIII. The bishops and Protestantism : the opposition -- IX. The bishops and the succession of Henry IV -- X. The return of stability -- XI. Conclusions.Subjects: Catholic Church France Bishops.Catholic Church. �glise catholique France �v�ques.Catholic Church. Catholic Church France Bishops.�glise catholique. Catholic Church Bishops France.Catholic Church France Bishops. Catholic Church Studies. Bishops France History. France Church history 16th centuryFrance Church history 17th century. France Catholic Church. France History 16th century. France History 17th century. France Church history 16th century.France Church history 17th century. Catholic Church France Bishops. France Church history 16th centuryFrance Church history 17th century. France History 16th century. France History 17th century