History glossary
Dictatus Papae
a 1075 list of claims asserting sweeping papal authority.
- Category
- Church document
- Region
- Europe
- Date range
- 1075
What it means
The Dictatus Papae was a list of twenty-seven propositions entered in Pope Gregory VII's register in 1075. It asserted claims such as the pope's power to depose emperors, convene councils, and release subjects from loyalty oaths.
