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3 unusual facts about Liber Gomorrhianus


Book of Gomorrah

The Book of Gomorrah is a book of ecclesiastical discipline written by Peter Damian in 1049.

Liber Gomorrhianus

Even the pope, Pope Leo IX, who had at first praised the work, was persuaded that it was exaggerated.

Although various forms of same-sex behaviour were discussed in contemporary handbooks of penance, such as those by Burchard of Worms and Regino of Prüm, this is the only theological tract which exclusively addresses this theme.



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