Miro, King of the Suevi (d. 583), and ecclesiastical identities in northwestern Hispania (eleventh-twelfth centuries)

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ID21790382
AuthorsMaria Joana Gomes (0000-0001-5984-0627, Universidade do Porto, corresponding author), Francesco Renzi (0000-0002-9470-3457, Universidade Católica Portuguesa)
Year2022
Volume14
Issue3
Pages399-423
Publication date2022-09-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Medieval Iberian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1754-6559 • E-ISSN: 1754-6567
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17546559.2022.2118347
OpenAlexW4296777577
LanguageEN
References cited42

This paper seeks to reveal aspects of the process of the writing of history and the reinvention of the religious past which became crucial strategic elements in the legitimisation of some of the most important ecclesiastical institutions of medieval Iberia. Focusing on two texts, the Historia Compostellana and the Chronicon Iriense, both produced in the diocese of Santiago de Compostela, and each fundamental in defending the rights and authority of this powerful Galician see, we analyse their portrayal of Miro, king of the Suevi (r. 570–583), to whom is attributed the ecclesiastical organisation of northwestern Hispania. Both texts present this king as a central figure of Galician political and religious identity. The rewriting in medieval Compostela of Miro’s history is shown to be a key element in the disputes between that diocese and other Iberian episcopates, namely Braga, Toledo, Mondoñedo and Lugo

Ancient history · Art · Eleventh · Late Antiquity · Political science · Politics · Rewriting · Classical Studies and Legal History · History · Law · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology · Medieval Iberian Studies

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