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In the late 14th century, one Italian city dared to challenge the most powerful institution in Europe—the Catholic Church.

The War of the Eight Saints (1375–1378) was not a traditional war of armies and battlefield victories. It was a conflict fought through economics, diplomacy, espionage, and political strategy. When Pope Gregory XI attempted to reassert control over Florence, the city responded by organizing a group of civilians—merchants, bankers, and guild leaders—later remembered as the Eight Saints.

Excommunicated and isolated, Florence refused to surrender. Instead, it demonstrated something revolutionary: that power in the medieval world did not come from faith alone, but from logistics, money, and popular support.

This documentary explores one of history’s most unusual and intellectually fascinating conflicts—a forgotten war that reshaped how power was exercised in medieval Europe.

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