Term
Investiture Controversy
A conflict between the papacy and secular rulers over the authority to appoint and invest church officials, such as bishops and abbots, with symbols of their office.
Filed underChurch History
Definition
A conflict between the papacy and secular rulers over the right to appoint (invest) church officials with the symbols of their office. It centered on whether the pope or the emperor had the authority to appoint bishops and abbots.
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Last revised August 14, 2026