Pope Gregory IX (1227-1241): Power and Authority

As Cardinal Hugo and as pope, Gregory was one of the dominant figures in the history of the papacy of the High Middle Ages. The current volume brings together a team of international scholars, each of them expert in dealing with a particular aspect of the pontificate and provides a lasting scholarly value on a central figure of the medieval papacy.

Damian J. Smith is Professor of Medieval History in the Department of History at Saint Louis University, USA. He is the author/editor/translator of numerous books and articles concerning the Medieval Iberian Peninsula, the Mediterranean, and the Church. He is currently writing a history of the reign of James I of Aragon (1213-1276).