Outrage of Anagni attack

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The Outrage of Anagni attack was a 1303 assault by agents of King Philip IV of France on Pope Boniface VIII in the Italian town of Anagni, symbolizing a dramatic clash between papal and royal authority.

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Outrage of Anagni attack canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf attack
conflict between church and state
historical event
alsoKnownAs Outrage of Anagni attack
Slap of Anagni
linked to: Outrage of Anagni
chronology occurred shortly before death of Boniface VIII
conflict power struggle between papacy and French monarchy
conflictType political-religious confrontation
country Italy
date 1303
describedAs dramatic clash between papal and royal authority
followedBy Avignon Papacy
hasCause bull Unam Sanctam
linked to: Unam Sanctam

dispute over papal authority
taxation of clergy by Philip IV of France
hasEffect contributed to the Avignon Papacy
humiliation of Pope Boniface VIII
strengthening of French royal power over the church
weakening of papal prestige
hasPart assault on Pope Boniface VIII
location Anagni
Papal States
mainSubject Philip IV of France
Pope Boniface VIII
opponent papal authority
royal authority of Philip IV of France
participant Guillaume de Nogaret
Philip IV of France
Pope Boniface VIII
Sciarra Colonna
partOf conflict between Philip IV and Boniface VIII
perpetrator French royal envoys
Guillaume de Nogaret
Sciarra Colonna
agents of King Philip IV of France
pointInTime September 1303
relatedTo Avignon Papacy
Boniface VIII
linked to: Pope Boniface VIII

Philip IV of France
Unam Sanctam
result Pope Boniface VIII died soon after the incident
linked to: Pope Boniface VIII

Pope Boniface VIII was briefly captured
linked to: Pope Boniface VIII

Pope Boniface VIII was released by local citizens of Anagni
linked to: Pope Boniface VIII
significance key episode in medieval church–state relations
symbolized decline of medieval papal supremacy
target Pope Boniface VIII
timePeriod Late Middle Ages

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Pope Boniface VIII victimOf Outrage of Anagni attack
Outrage of Anagni alsoKnownAs Outrage of Anagni attack
subject linked to: Outrage of Anagni attack