Europa sacra online [electronic resource].

Other Title:

At the head of title: Brepolis medieval encyclopaedias
Brepolis medieval encyclopedias

Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols Publishers, [2004]-

Format/Description:

Website/Database
Database & Article Index
Database & Article Index
1 online resource
Began in 2004.

Subjects:

Catholic Church -- Bishops -- Databases.
Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500 -- Sources.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Offers unrivalled coverage of medieval Church prelates, information on all 1300 medieval bishoprics, archdioceses and patriarchates under obedience to Rome. As of 2003, it provides prosopographical information on 18,507 bishops, archbishops and patriarchs. Gradually more recent prosopographical works on members of religious orders and data on secular clergy supplied by nationally-based prosopographical projects will be added.

Notes:

Title form database description screen (viewed Nov. 16, 2004).
"Europa Sacra Online 2004 draws its initial information from: C. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica medii aevi ... ab anno 1198 [1st and 2nd edns. Münster, 1898ff] ; P.B. Gams, Series episcoporum ecclesiae catholicae [Regensburg, 1873-86]"--Database information screen.

Contributor:

Brepols (Firm)

ISBN:

2503515592
9782503515595

OCLC:

54104625

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.

Online:

Connect to resource. Click on "Enter databases" and select from list.
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/12553