Vallombrosan

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• Papal support, however, would become increasingly strained with the election in 1062 of Peter Mezzabarba as Bishop of Florence, whom the Vallombrosan monks actively accused of simony.

  Academic text (2005)

• As a member of the Vallombrosan order, he dedicated his life to the principles of humility and charity.

• Not in orders himself, John esteemed the priesthood so much that he would not allow himself, and by extension Vallombrosan monks, to accede to holy orders for fear that they might be ordained by a simonist.

  Academic text (2005)

• Although Gualbertus was largely absent from the entire discussion of these events, his impetus and indeed presence were affirmed by the repeated mention of his vicem, Rodulf, who represented him in Rome and who would later succeed him as head of the Vallombrosan congregation.

  Academic text (2005)

• (n33) Andreas's Vita, even if unwittingly, is perhaps the more important source, though unlike the Anonymous, he did not personally know Gualbertus, only joining the Vallombrosan congregation after the saint's death.

  Academic text (2005)

• The city thus remained openly divided until sometime in 1066 or 1067, when, in an effort to silence the protests, the increasingly frustrated Mezzabarba sent armed men to the Vallombrosan house of St. Salvi to burn the monastery to the ground in the belief that Gualbertus would be there.

  Academic text (2005)

• The conflict continued to escalate and was resolved only after an unauthorized ordeal by fire at the Vallombrosan house of Settimo in Florence proved the bishop's guilt and made further inaction by Alexander II untenable.

  Academic text (2005)

• The Vallombrosan community is known for its commitment to a simple lifestyle and devotion to God.

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