Gregory IX, Pope, c 1170-c 1241

Contents Ff. 9r-13r of MS 151 contain a papal bull by Pope Gregory IX, a mid-thirteenth century pope is infamous for his text, Decretales, an important work of medieval canon law. This bull, from 1230, concerns the resolution of controversy over elements of the testament of Saint Francis of Assisi. It is known by the title 'Quo elongati'.The text begins with the words Gregorius episcopus servus servorum dei dilectis filiis et...

Scope and Contents The first text of MS 300 is a copy of the very famous and influential 13th-century work of canon law, the Decretales Gregorii IX (Decretals of Pope Gregory IX) ordered by Pope Gregory IX, and put together by his chaplain and confessor, Raymond of Peñafort. As a very important text on Church law, the 'Decretales Gregorii IX' was the subject of many commentaries and glosses by later Church scholars.The text starts on f. 1r with the words: '...

Contents This is a fragment (12 folios) of a summary of the Decretals of Gregory IX, a collection of jurisprudence of Catholic canon law. It was compiled by Spanish Dominican friar Raymond of Penyafort, under the orders of pope Gregory IX. Contains 1 folio of Book I and 11 of Book III (Title xxxiv, De voti redemptione, to Title xli, De celebratione missarum). ...