Western Civilization

The Development of the Papacy - Page 12 of 14

Cluny

A movement for reform of the Church began at the monastery of Cluny, in France. The order was well-disciplined and centrally organized - the abbot of Cluny ruled all the other houses and met regularly with the other abbots.

A second center grew up around the abbey of Gorze, in Lotharingia; other centers included St. Dunstan in England and a number of cities in northern Italy. From these sources came the churchmen who would become popes and their secretaries, who would lead the Roman Church to power and greatness