Peace of God movement

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The Peace of God movement was a medieval church-led initiative that sought to limit violence by protecting noncombatants and church property through moral and legal sanctions on warfare.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Peace of God movement canonical 2
Peace and Truce of God 1
Peace of God 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian peace movement
medieval religious movement
aimedTo limit violence
protect church property
protect noncombatants
regulate warfare
appliedSanctionsTo feudal violence
warfare
country Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of France
endTime 12th century
hasPart Truce of God
historicalContext feudal fragmentation
private warfare
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
influenced Truce of God movement
linked to: Truce of God

codes of chivalry
later Christian peace thought
medieval canon law on warfare
influencedBy Augustinian just war theory
linked to: just war theory

Christian ethics
languageOfDocuments Latin
legalBasis church councils
synodal decrees
mainRegion France
Western Europe
notableCouncil Council of Charroux
Council of Limoges
Council of Poitiers
opposedBy warring nobles
organizedBy abbots
bishops
local clergy
protectedClass clergy
merchants
peasants
pilgrims
protectedObject church lands
churches
ecclesiastical property
monasteries
religiousTradition Catholic Church
startTime circa 975
late 10th century
supportedBy peasants
some nobles
usedMethod legal sanctions
moral sanctions

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Odilo of Cluny associatedWith Peace of God movement
Truce of God developedFrom Peace of God movement
Truce of God isRelatedTo Peace of God
linked to: Peace of God movement
Oliba movement Peace and Truce of God
linked to: Peace of God movement