THE LIBRARY
OF IBERIAN RESOUCES ONLINE
Saint James'
Catapault:
The Life and
Times of Diego Gelmírez of
Santiago de
Compostela
R.A. Fletcher
© R.A. Fletcher 1984
Used with permission of Oxford University Press
CONTENTS
Preface
Chapter One : Galicia
Chapter Two : The eleventh century: currents
of change
Chapter Three : The early history of the cult
of Saint James
Chapter Four : Pilgrims and pilgrimage, to Compostela
and elsewhere
Chapter Five : The making of a bishop
Chapter Six : 'A second Jezebel': Diego and
queen Urraca
Chapter Seven : The cathedral community
Chapter Eight : 'The Gospel according to the
Mark of silver': Diego and the papacy
Chapter Nine : The bishop in his diocese
Chapter Ten : 'The undefeated emperor': Diego
and Alfonso VII
Chapter Eleven : Epilogue: Santiago Matamoros
Appendices:
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A : The sources for the life and times of
Diego Gelmírez
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B : Royal charters referred to in this text
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C : Alfonso III's letter to the clergy of
Tours
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D : Notes on the intellectual life of the
cathedral community of Santiago de Compostela under Diego Gelmírez
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E : Cardinal Guido's first visit to Spain
and the council of León, 1134
Maps
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