"The Treatise of Lorenzo Valla on the Donation of Constantine" by Lorenzo Valla is a historical takedown of a document that supposedly granted the Pope a huge amount of power and land. Valla's book exposes the Donation of Constantine as a fake, which was used for centuries to justify the Pope's authority over kings and emperors. He begins by acknowledging the risk in questioning something that everyone believed to be true. Valla then exposes the ridiculousness of the claims made in the Donation, pointing out inconsistencies and questioning why Constantine would have given so much power away. His goal is to use careful historical analysis to reveal the truth and challenge the Church's claims.
The treatise of Lorenzo Valla on the Donation of Constantine
By Lorenzo Valla
A brave scholar risks everything to expose a powerful lie that shaped the battle between church and state in medieval Europe.
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About the AuthorLorenzo Valla was an Italian Renaissance humanist, rhetorician, educator and scholar. He is best known for his historical-critical textual analysis that proved that the Donation of Constantine was a forgery, therefore attacking and undermining the presumption of temporal power claimed by the papacy. Lorenzo is sometimes seen as a precursor of the Reformation.
Lorenzo Valla was an Italian Renaissance humanist, rhetorician, educator and scholar. He is best known for his historical-critical textual analysis that proved that the Donation of Constantine was a forgery, therefore attacking and undermining the presumption of temporal power claimed by the papacy. Lorenzo is sometimes seen as a precursor of the Reformation.
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