A Study On The Church's Sanctuary Right In Charlemagne Time

The church's right of sanctuary was a long-established system in the West that was associated with religion,politics and law.Asylum began with the record appearing in the Bible and the church's right of sanctuary has been recognized by the Roman Empire in legal form and lasted until the entire Middle Ages.On the ruins of the Roman Empire,the church's right of sanctuary was accompanied by the Christian Church.The Germanic barbarian kingdoms did not abolish the church's right of sanctuary,but instead had a tendency to romanize,drawing on the legal content of the classical era and determining it through written laws.By the time of the Carolingian period,Charlemagne opened a more powerful rule over the entire Frankish kingdom.He not only conquered in the early stage,but also expanded the territory of the Frankish kingdom.In addition,he was considering the strategy of governing the country in a relatively stable political environment during this time.As a part of the church affairs,this right was also regarded by Charlemagne as the content of imperial governance,and constantly promulgated in the form of decrees.In the context of Charlemagne's political rule,its role was politically instrumental and contradictory.When Charlemagne conquered Saxony,he promulgated a decree on the church's right of sanctuary in order to converted Saxons to Christianity.Contradictions are reflected in the fact that the core of mediation of mercy,as emphasized by the church's right of sanctuary conflicted with the just order pursued by the empire.Its prominent example was embodied in the practice of the church's right of sanctuary of St.Martin's Monastery in Tours in 801-802,which raised the dispute between Charlemagne and Alcuin.This contradiction between benevolent mediation and fair order was manifested in the subtle relationship between royal power and religious power.In the introduction of this essay,the reasons for the selection of the topic,literature review and research significance will be illustrated.And to sort out the research on the church's right of sanctuary at home and abroad.The first part briefly traces the origin of the church's right of sanctuary of the former Carolingian church and recognizes its concept.From its origins,the laws and regulations of ancient Rome and the provisions and practices of the church's right of sanctuary in the Merovingian period show its general development and changes.The second part introduces Charlemagne and Alcuin in the Charlemagne period as the introduction of the church's right of sanctuary practice-the debate caused by the riot in St.Martin's Monastery in Tours in 801-802.And then based on historical sources to analyze the differences between Charlemagne's and Alcuin's concepts.Finally leads the following exploration of the formulation of the church's right of sanctuary in the Charlemagne period and its role.The third part studies the church's right of sanctuary and its role under the political structure of Charlemagne.Based on the church's right of sanctuary and religious,political,and legal factors,Charlemagne also included the church's right of sanctuary in the empire.Therefore,this part first discusses the political structure and judicial settings of the Charlemagne period,and has a clearer understanding of the political management of the Charlemagne period.Secondly,it discusses the four capitularies formulated in the process of Charlemagne's rule,and carries out background analysis and legal analysis.Finally,the role of the church's right of sanctuary in the Charlemagne period is discussed,that is,a political instrumentality and the contradiction between the power of the king and the church.The concluding part summarizes and expounds the final conclusion of the paper.