La prédication d’après les statuts synodaux du Midi au XIIIe siècle

Résumé En Fr

Preaching in the synod statutes of the south in the thirteenth century. In the 13th century it is difficult to isolate the synod assemblies of Languedoc or of the South in general from those which were held in the North of France. Certainly, the synods held at Albi (1230), Bordeaux (1234), Sisteron (1234-1235, 1249), Nîmes (1252), Clermont (1268), Carcassonne (1270), Mende (between 1289 and 1294), Rodez (1289), have, each of them, their own originality. But all are indebted, in different ways, to two collections (of synod statutes), one from Paris (about 1205) and the other from Angers (about 1225), which were broadly distributed and adapted in the whole of Western Europe. The Synod Statutes help us to see the interest which the different dioceses showed in preaching and preachers : who it is who is speaking, and in what circumstances ? what teaching was recommended to be given to the faithful ? what evolution took place in this regard during the 13th century, of from one diocese to another ?

Au XIIIe siècle, il est difficile d’isoler les assemblées synodales du Languedoc ou du Midi en général de celles tenues dans le Nord de la France. Certes les synodes réunis à Albi (1230), Bordeaux (1234), Sisteron (1234-1235, 1249), Nîmes (1252), Clermont (1268), Carcassonne (1270), Mende (entre 1289 et 1294), Rodez (1289) ont chacun leur originalité. Mais tous doivent, en des proportions diverses, aux deux recueils de Paris (vers 1205) et d’Angers (vers 1225), qui furent largement diffusés et adaptés dans toute l’Europe occidentale. Les statuts synodaux permettent de voir l’intérêt que portent les divers diocèses à la prédication et aux prédicateurs. Qui parle, à quelles conditions ? Quel enseignement est-il demandé de proposer aux fidèles ? Quelle évolution peut-on constater au long du XIIIe siècle, ou d’un diocèse à l’autre ?