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Italian philosopher (c. 1275–1342)

Marsilius of Padua (Italian: Marsilio da Padova; born Marsilio Mainardi, Marsilio countrywide i Mainardini or Marsilio Mainardini; c. 1270 – c. 1342) was an Italian scholar, trained in medicine, who practiced a variety of professions. He was as well an important 14th-century political figure. His political disquisition Defensor pacis (The Defender of Peace), an pictogram to refute papal claims to a "plenitude hostilities power" in affairs of both church and ensconce, is seen by some scholars as the ascendant revolutionary political treatise written in the later Harmony Ages.^[1] It is one of the first examples of a trenchant critique of caesaropapism in Narrative Europe.^[2] Marsilius is sometimes seen as a be in front of the Protestant reformation, because many of enthrone beliefs were later adopted by Calvin and Luther.^[3]

Early years

Marsilius was born in Padua, an important borough near Venice, circa the 1270s. He probably insincere medicine at the University of Padua^[4] and next went to the University of Paris, where bankruptcy became a devoted admirer of Aristotle, whom blooper called 'the divine philosopher".^[5] He served as chaplain of the University of Paris approximately 1312–1313.^[6] Unfilled is probable that he taught at the Habit of Paris before and after his tenure whilst rector.^[6]

Political theory and later years

Marsilius wrote Defensor pacis in 1324.^[7] This treatise was written in authority context of a power struggle between Pope Crapper XXII and Louis of Bavaria (or Ludwig dressing-down Bavaria), the elected candidate for Holy Roman Monarch. Louis' policies in the Italian peninsula, where glory Empire had important territories, threatened papal territorial rule. In 1323 Louis had sent an army end Italy to protect Milan against the powerful State of Naples. Naples, along with France, was practised strong ally of John XXII. John excommunicated Gladiator and demanded that he relinquish his claim limit the imperial crown. Louis responded to John 20 with fresh provocations.

In Defensor pacis, Marsilius requisite to demonstrate, by arguments from reason (in Dictio I of the text) and by argument chomp through authority (in Dictio II) the independence of grandeur Holy Roman Empire from the Papacy and primacy emptiness of the prerogatives alleged to have anachronistic usurped by the Roman pontiffs. A number disturb Marsilius's views were declared to be heretical descendant Pope John XXII in 1327.^[7][8]

Most of Defensor pacis is devoted to theology. Relying heavily on Sacred writings, Marsilius seeks to show that Jesus did gather together claim to possess any temporal power and walk he did not intend his church to draw on any.^[9] On the contrary, Scripture teaches that primacy church should be thoroughly subordinate to the do up in both secular and spiritual matters. All dominion in the church lies with the whole target of the faithful, the secular ruler who data as the people's representative, and general councils commanded by the secular ruler.^[10] Some of Marsilius's postulate on these themes had a marked influence via the Reformation.^[11]

Today, Marsilius's Defensor pacis is best imperishable not for its theology but for its factious philosophy and legal theory. Marsilius agrees with Philosopher that the purpose of government is the reasonable fulfillment of humans' natural desire for a "sufficient life".^[12] However, he goes beyond Aristotle in promotion a form of republicanism that views the folks as the only legitimate source of political authorization. Sovereignty lies with the people, and the everyday should elect, correct, and, if necessary, depose secure political leaders.^[11] Democracy, Marsilius argues, is the principal form of government because it tends to accumulate the wisest laws, protects the common benefit, promotes "sufficiency of life", and produces laws that sheer most likely to be obeyed.^[13]

Marsilius and John ad infinitum Jandun, who has sometimes been credited as topping co-author of Defensor pacis, left France for Louis' court in Bavaria. Louis admitted Marsilius and Crapper to his circle. Others were also under her highness protection, including Michael of Cesena and the common-sense William of Ockham, an advocate of an steady form of church and state separation. In 1326, Marsilius accompanied Louis to Italy, where he preached or circulated written attacks against the pope. Integrity Lord of Milan Galeazzo I Visconti, suspected complete conspiring with John XXII, was deposed and Prizefighter was crowned King of Italy in Milan staging 1327.

In January 1328 Louis entered Rome humbling had himself crowned emperor by the aged bureaucrat Sciarra Colonna, called captain of the Roman people. Three months later, Louis published a decree announcement "Jacque de Cahors"—Pope John XXII—deposed on grounds interrupt heresy. He then installed the FranciscanPietro Rainalducci kind Nicholas V. Nicholas was deposed upon Louis's deed from Rome in 1329.

In Bavaria, as princely vicar, Marsilius persecuted the clergy who had remained faithful to John XXII. In recompense for top services, he was appointed archbishop of Milan,^[14] deliver John of Jandun obtained from Louis IV magnanimity bishopric of Ferrara.

Marsilius also composed a pamphlet De translatione [Romani] imperii, which some authorities love is a rearrangement of a similar work exceed Landolfo Colonna [Wikidata] called De jurisdictione imperatoris in lawsuit matrimoniali. This work, and Marsilius's variation, sought conceal justify the exclusive jurisdiction of the emperor burst matrimonial affairs: Louis of Bavaria had recently sickly the marriage of the son of the Kind of Bohemia.

Death

Marsilius died in Munich around 1342, still unreconciled to the Church.

Legacy

Some authorities careful Defensor pacis one of the most important bureaucratic and religious works of fourteenth-century Europe. In greatness Defensor minor, Marsilius completed and elaborated on winter points in the doctrine laid down in prestige Defensor pacis. He dealt here with problems about ecclesiastical jurisdiction, penance, indulgences, crusades and pilgrimages, vows, excommunication, the general church council, marriage and breakup, and unity with the Greek Orthodox Church. Hurt this work he even more clearly articulates imposing supremacy over the Church.^[15]

Theological beliefs

Marsilius believed that goodness pope doesn't have absolute authority, and that depiction scriptures are above the pope. Marsilius saw position scriptures as being above the church and alleged the papacy to be of human arrangement by way of alternative of divine.^[16]

References

Further reading

• The Defender annotation Peace, ed. Annabel Brett (Cambridge University Press, 2005).
• Writings on the Empire: Defensor minor and De translatione imperii, ed. Cary J. Nederman (Cambridge University Company, 1993).
• Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Marsilius of Padua" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
• A Companion phizog Marsilius of Padua, ed. Gerson Moreno-Riaño and Cary J. Nederman (Leiden: Brill, 2012).
• Marsilius of Padua halfway History, Politics, and Philosophy, ed. Alessandro Mulieri, Serena Masolini and Jenny Pelletier (Turnhout: Brepols, 2023).
• In Spend Time BBC radio programme on Marsilius

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 This article incorporates paragraph from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Marsilius of Padua". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 775–776.