Daily Medieval

Maria of Antioch had a stronger claim to the throne of Jerusalem in 1268 than the man who was crowned. Born c.1220, she was a granddaughter ...

The Second Council of Lyon decided the ending the Interregnum was best done by selecting Rudolph I as King of Germany (and therefore Holy ...

One of the differences in doctrine between the Western Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches that developed after the start of the Ea...

When Gerard Segarelli was rejected by the Franciscans, he took matters into his own hands and formed the Apostolic Brethren in 1260. The B...

St. Bonaventure has been mentioned before, writing a biography of Francis of Assisi  and disagreeing with Averroes' definition of the...

Today is the anniversary of the death of Pope Gregory X. He has already been mentioned in Daily Medieval, but let's take a closer look a...