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title: Concordat of Worms
subtitle: The settlement between the Holy Roman Emperor and Pope that resolved the Investiture Controversy and redefined Church-state authority in medieval Europe.
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eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1122-09-23
datePrecision: day
year: 1122
decade: 1120
country:
name: Germany
slug: germany
summaryShort: The Concordat of Worms, also referred to as the Pactum Callixtinum or Pactum Calixtinum, was an agreement between the Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire which regulated the procedure for the appointment of bishops and abbots in the Empire. Signed on 23 September 1122 in the German city of Worms by Pope Callixtus
summaryLong: The Concordat of Worms, also referred to as the Pactum Callixtinum or Pactum Calixtinum, was an agreement between the Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire which regulated the procedure for the appointment of bishops and abbots in the Empire. Signed on 23 September 1122 in the German city of Worms by Pope Callixtus II and Emperor Henry V, the agreement set an end to the Investiture Controversy, a conflict between state and church over the right to appoint religious office holders that had begun in the middle of the 11th century.
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- election
metaDescription: "The Concordat of Worms, also referred to as the Pactum Callixtinum or Pactum Calixtinum, was an agreement between the Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire "
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