From benedictio to maledictio. Some Aspekts of Boniface's VIII Policy agaist the Enemies of the Church in the context of First Jubilee
Abstract
Inaugurated by Boniface VIII the First Holy year in response to popular enthusiasm was one of the greatest revivals of the Middle Ages. One of this controversial subject connected with the First Holly year is a fresco in the Lateran basilica by an artist, who may have been Giotto.
And it depicts the pope in act of promulgating of Jubilee and contains a phrase "Ad perpetuam rei memoriam". The same phrase was used in a lot of sources, which were associated with a struggle against the enemies of the Church during the pontificate of Boniface VIII.
Upon primary analysis follows, that we can talk about new making of the "malediction" ceremony linked with the popes conception of power and its symbolism. Jubilee signified a great deal in this context.