GRÉGOIRE, Pierre (Tholosanus). - Canonist, b. at Toulouse in 1540, d. at Pont-à-Mousson (Lorraine) in 1597.

He was a renowned professor of law, described as "utriusque iuris et omnium scientiarum perita magnus," first at Cahors (1570-80), then at Toulouse (1580-82) and, from 1582, at Pont-à-Mousson, where he was also dean and chancellor. His principal work, Iuris canonici partitiones in V libros digestae (Lyons 1594), represents a fair contribution toward a systematic treatment of canon law. He also wrote, among other things: Paratitia iuris canonici (ibid. 1595), which is a good compendium of the preceding work; Commentaria et adnotationes in Decretalium proemium (cf. Opera omnia, II, ibid. 1612); Institutiones breves ac novae rei beneficiariae (ibid. 1592); De usuris libri III (ibid. 1592); Tractatus de appellationibus (posthumous, Urselles 1599). Of his civil-law output the most notable work is Syntagma iuris universi (Lyons 1582), which aims to be a panoramic view of universal law.

Bibliography3 works

BIBL.: J. Douiat, Praenationum canonicarum libri quinque, II, Venice 1717, pp. 2, 71; J. F. von Schulte, Die Geschichte der Quellen und Literatur des canonischen Rechts, III, Stuttgart 1880, p. 566 ff.; Hurter, III, col. 332 f.

Zaccaria da San Mauro

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