Canon & Civil Law
Diritto Canonico E Civile · 170 articles · Principal contributors · All subjectsJurists (Giuristi)
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Accolti, Francesco
ACCOLTI, FRANCESCO. - Called l'Aretino, brother of Benedetto, born in Arezzo around 1416-1418, died in Siena in 1484 or shortly thereafter.… -
Accorso da Reggio
ACCORSO DA REGGIO. - Jurist of the 13th century. He taught canon law first at Reggio Emilia, then perhaps at Bologna, where he died in… -
Accursio, Francesco
ACCURSIO, FRANCESCO. - Glossator, b. at Bagnolo Fiorentino in 1184, d. at Florence in 1263. Of humble origin, he studied at Bologna, where… -
Acton, John
ACTON, JOHN. - English canonist, from 1329 canon of Lincoln, d. 1350. A pupil of John Stratford, who was later archbishop of Canterbury, he… -
Aguesseau, Henri François d'
AGUESSEAU, HENRI FRANÇOIS d'. - Born at Limoges in 1668, died at Paris in 1751. Jurist and French politician; after various offices he was… -
Agustín, Antonio (AGUSTIN, ANTONIO)
AGUSTÍN, ANTONIO. - Distinguished Spanish jurist and theologian, b. in Saragossa on 26 February 1517, d. in Tarragona on 31 May 1586. He… -
Aichner, Simon
AICHNER, SIMON. - Canonist, b. at Terenten (Tyrol) on 19 Oct. 1816, d. at Bressanone on 1 Nov. 1911. Professor of canon law in the seminary… -
Alagona, Pietro
ALAGONA, PIETRO. - Italian theologian and canonist, b. in Syracuse in 1549, d. in 1624 in Rome, penitentiary of St. Peter's. A Jesuit from… -
Albert the Glossator (ALBERTO GLOSSATORE)
ALBERT THE GLOSSATOR. - Archpriest of St. Agatha in Bologna, distinguished jurist, he flourished between the end of the 12th century and… -
Alexander III, Pope (ALESSANDRO III, PAPA)
ALEXANDER III, POPE. - Rolando Bandinelli, of very humble origin, b. at Siena at the beginning of the 12th century, became famous at… -
Alibrandi, Ilario
ALIBRANDI, ILARIO. - Romanist, b. in Rome on 8 Feb. 1823, d. there on 27 Jan. 1894. At the University of Rome he professed Pandects from… -
Anselm, Archbishop of Milan (ANSELMO, ARCIVESCOVO DI MILANO)
ANSELM, Archbishop of Milan. - A. II, on the cathedra from 6 March 883 to 27 Sept. 896, is the titular figure of the celebrated medieval… -
Antonio Da Butrio
ANTONIO da BUTRIO. - Famous lay canonist, b. ca. 1338 in Bologna, d. there on 4 Oct. 1408. He studied civil law at the school of Pietro… -
Aristeno, Alessio
ARISTENO, ALESSIO. - Byzantine canonist of the 12th century, who wrote his Commentaries on the Synopsis of the Canons at the request of the… -
Avanzini, Pietro
AVANZINI, PIETRO. - Priest, b. in Rome in 1832 and d. there on 7 Apr. 1874. In 1865 he began the publication of the Acta Sanctae Sedis… -
Bachofen, Johann Jakob
BACHOFEN, JOHANN JAKOB. - Jurist, b. in Basel on 22 Dec. 1815, d. there on 25 Nov. 1887. A disciple of Savigny, he turned his research to… -
Badii, Cesare
BADII, CESARE. - Priest, canonist. Born at Murlo (province of Siena) on 5 May 1884, died at Rome on 30 March 1938. At the faculty of law of… -
Balbi, Bernardo (Bernardus Papiensis)
BALBI, Bernardo (Bernardus Papiensis). - Italian decretalist, d. 18 Sept. 1216. He studied law at Bologna and at that time also resided in… -
Baldo degli Ubaldi
BALDO DEGLI UBALDI. - One of the greatest Italian jurists of the Middle Ages, b. in Perugia to a noble family (it is doubtful whether in… -
Barbosa, Agostinho
BARBOSA, AGOSTINHO. - Canonist, b. at Guimarães (Portugal) on 17 Sept. 1590. He took his doctorate in utroque iure at Coimbra, and shortly… -
Barthel, Johann Kaspar
BARTHEL, JOHANN KASPAR. - German canonist b. in 1697, d. on 8 April 1771. Educated by the Jesuits, he was ordained a priest in 1721. From… -
Bartolisti
BARTOLISTI. - This is the appellation given from the 15th century onward to the numerous host of jurists who followed that method of… -
Bartolo da Sassoferrato
BARTOLO DA SASSOFERRATO. - He is the greatest jurisconsult of the medieval era and certainly one of the highest juridical minds humanity… -
Bazianus
BAZIANUS. - Canonist, b. in Bologna, d. 22 February 1197. He was a canon of the cathedral of Bologna. To him is attributed, on the basis of… -
Begnudelli-Basso, Francesco Antonio
BEGNUDELLI-BASSO, FRANCESCO ANTONIO. - Italian canonist, b. around 1644 in Trentino. Vicar general in his homeland from 1675, canon, and… -
Benincasa, da Siena (BENINCASA DA SIENA)
BENINCASA, da Siena. - Decretist, properly from Arezzo, not to be confused with the later canonist of the same name; d. in 1206. He taught… -
Berardi, Carlo Sebastiano
BERARDI, CARLO SEBASTIANO. - Canonist, b. at Oneglia on 26 Aug. 1719, d. in 1768. After studying theology with the Piarists at Savona he… -
Bianchi, Giovanni Antonio
BIANCHI, GIOVANNI ANTONIO. - Scholar, theologian and jurist, b. at Lucca on 2 Oct. 1686 and d. at Rome on 17 Jan. 1768. He entered the… -
Biner, Joseph
BINER, JOSEPH. - Swiss Jesuit and canonist, b. at Glaringen (Valais) on 16 July 1697, d. at Rottenburg on 24 March 1766. Received in 1715… -
Blastares, Matteo
BLASTARES, MATTEO. - Greek canonist of the 14th century and Basilian monk. His principal work is the Syntagma, which comprises 24 sections… -
Blat, Albert
BLAT, ALBERT. - Of the Order of Preachers, canonist. Born in Valencia on 3 February 1870. Having donned the Dominican habit at a very young… -
Bonaguida d'Arezzo
BONAGUIDA D'AREZZO. - Decretalist of the 13th century. He taught at Arezzo around 1255. He also practiced, as it seems, the forensic… -
Bonfante, Pietro
BONFANTE, PIETRO. - Jurist, b. 29 June 1864 at Poggio Mirteto, d. at Rome on 21 Nov. 1932. Professor of Roman law at the Universities of… -
Bonizo of Sutri (BONIZONE DI SUTRI)
BONIZO OF SUTRI. - Born perhaps at Cremona around 1045, died according to tradition on 14 July 1089. From his youth he took part in the… -
Brandileone, Francesco
BRANDILEONE, FRANCESCO. - Legal historian, b. at Buonabitacolo (Salerno) on 25 January 1858; d. at Naples on 10 April 1929. He taught the… -
Bulgaro
BULGARO. - He is the most illustrious of the so-called four Bolognese doctors whom tradition holds to have been disciples of Irnerius, the… -
Burchard of Worms (BURCARDO DI WORMS)
BURCHARD OF WORMS. - Born in 965 to the family of the counts of Reichenbach-Ziegenhain, around the year 1000 he was elected bishop of Worms… -
Burgt, Francesco Pietro van der
BURGT, Francesco Pietro van der. - Priest, canonist, b. at Uden (Holland) on 12 Feb. 1825, d. at Rysemburg on 14 May 1896. He first taught… -
Cabassut, Jean
CABASSUT, JEAN. - Oratorian, b. at Aix-en-Provence in 1605, d. there on 25 Sept. 1685. He entered the Congregation of the Oratory in 1626.… -
Calderini, Giovanni
CALDERINI, GIOVANNI. - Famous lay canonist of the 14th century (d. 1365). He taught at Bologna around the middle of the 14th century. He… -
Calisse, Carlo
CALISSE, CARLO. - Legal historian, b. at Civitavecchia on 29 Jan. 1859, d. on 23 Apr. 1945. Deputy, senator and honorary president of the… -
Cammeo, Federico
CAMMEO, FEDERICO. - Jurist, b. in Milan on 20 July 1872, d. in Florence on 17 March 1939. In Italian universities his teaching from the… -
Carpzov, Benedikt
CARPZOV, BENEDIKT. - Protestant jurist, b. in Wittenberg on 25 May 1595, d. in Leipzig on 30 Aug. 1666. He completed his studies in his… -
Carrara, Francesco
CARRARA, FRANCESCO. - Italian criminalist, b. at Lucca on 18 Sept. 1805, d. there on 15 Jan. 1888. He graduated in law at the University of… -
Carusi, Evaristo
CARUSI, EVARISTO. - Distinguished Romanist and Orientalist, consistorial advocate, b. at Celano (Abruzzo) on 21 March 1866, d. at Rome on… -
Cavagnis, Felice
CAVAGNIS, FELICE. - Distinguished jurist, b. at Bordogna (Bergamo) on 13 Jan. 1841, d. at Rome on 29 Dec. 1906. He began his studies in his… -
Chappuis, Jean
CHAPPUIS, JEAN. - French canonist, who lived between the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th. Little is known about him;… -
Chelodi, Giovanni
CHELODI, GIOVANNI. - Canonist, b. at Cavalese on 1 June 1882, d. at Trento on 31 May 1922. Ordained a priest in 1905, he had occasion to… -
Chiovenda, Giuseppe
CHIOVENDA, GIUSEPPE. - Jurist, b. at Premosello (Novara) in 1872; d. there on 5 Nov. 1937. He taught at the Universities of Parma, Bologna,… -
Collevacino, Pietro
COLLEVACINO, PIETRO. - Born in Benevento; he was a subdeacon and notary of Pope Innocent III, and a cardinal from 1205. Entrusted by… -
Conradus, Lagus
CONRADUS, LAGUS. - German jurist, d. 7 Nov. 1546, taught at various German universities. He wrote a treatise entitled Iuris circusque… -
Contius (Le Conte), Antonius
CONTIUS (LE CONTE), ANTONIUS. - French jurist, b. at Moyon ca. 1526, d. at Bourges in 1577 (or 1586). Professor at Bourges and then at… -
Covarrubias, Didaco (COVARRUVIAS, DIDACO)
COVARRUBIAS, DIDACO. - Noted Spanish jurist, b. at Toledo on 25 July 1512 and d. at Madrid on 27 Sept. 1577. After having studied at the… -
Dadín d'Hauteserre, Antoine (DADIN D'HAUTESERRE, ANTOINE)
DADÍN D'HAUTESERRE, ANTOINE. - Canonist, b. at Cahors in 1602, d. in 1682. He was professor of law at Toulouse. He wrote on law and on… -
Damasus Magister
DAMASUS MAGISTER. - Celebrated Italian canonist, who taught in the Studium of Bologna in the early years of the 13th century. Some authors… -
D'Angelo, Sosio
D'ANGELO, SOSIO. - Canonist, b. at Mondragone (Caserta) on 22 February 1887, d. at Rome on 22 July 1930. He first devoted himself to the… -
De Luca, Giovanni Battista
DE LUCA, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Jurist, b. at Venosa in 1614, d. at Rome on 5 February 1683. He studied jurisprudence at Salerno and at… -
De Nevo, Alessandro
DE NEVO, ALESSANDRO. - Canonist, b. in Vicenza, d. in the second half of the 15th century. He was a canon of the cathedral of Treviso and… -
Deusdedit
DEUSDEDIT. — A native of Limousin, he was probably a Benedictine monk, already a cardinal in 1078, and died between 1097 and 1100. He was… -
Dino, Mugellano
DINO, MUGELLANO. - Jurist of the 13th century. After completing his studies at Bologna, he taught law first at Pistoia, then at Bologna. In… -
Diplovataccio, Tommaso
DIPLOVATACCIO, TOMMASO. - Jurist, b. in Corfu in 1468 and d. in Pesaro on 29 May 1541. He devoted himself to the study of law at various… -
Esperen, Zeger-Bernhard van (ESPEN, ZEGER-BERNHARD, VAN)
ESPEREN, Zeger-Bernhard van. - Belgian theologian and canonist, secular priest, b. at Louvain on 9 July 1646, d. at Amersfoort (Holland) on… -
Fagnani, Prospero
FAGNANI, PROSPERO. - Canonist and theologian, b. at S. Angelo in Vado in 1587, d. in Rome in 1678. Having earned a doctorate in utroque… -
Ferraris, Lucio
FERRARIS, LUCIO. - Franciscan, theologian and canonist, b. at Solero (Alessandria) on 18 April 1687, d. at Alessandria on 24 February 1763.… -
Ferri, Enrico
FERRI, ENRICO. - Jurist, b. at San Benedetto Po (Mantua) on 25 February 1856, d. at Rome on 12 May 1929. He studied at the University of… -
Ficker, Kaspar Julius, von
FICKER, KASPAR JULIUS, von. - Jurist and historian, b. at Paderborn on 30 Apr. 1826, d. at Innsbruck on 10 July 1902. He studied at Bonn,… -
Filangieri, Gaetano
FILANGIERI, GAETANO. - Jurist, b. in Naples on 22 Aug. 1753, d. at Vico Equense on 21 July 1788. He owes his fame, very great in his own… -
Filomusi Guelfi, Francesco
FILOMUSI GUELFI, FRANCESCO. - Italian jurist and philosopher, b. at Tocco Casauria (Abruzzo) on 21 Nov. 1842, d. there on 22 Oct. 1922.… -
Fleury, Claude
FLEURY, CLAUDE. - French jurist and historian, b. in Paris on 6 Dec. 1640, d. there on 17 July 1723. Lawyer in the Parliament (1658).… -
Franciscus De Albano (Vercellensis)
FRANCISCUS DE ALBANO (Vercellensis). - Canonist, b. at Vercelli in the first half of the 13th century. There is no certain information… -
Friedberg, Emil Albert
FRIEDBERG, EMIL ALBERT. - Canonist, Protestant, one of the most eminent representatives of the historical school. B. at Konitz on 22 Dec.… -
Gaertner, Corbinian
GAERTNER, CORBINIAN. - Austrian canonist and theologian, b. at Schwaz (Tyrol) on 14 June 1751, d. at Salzburg on 24 May 1824. A Benedictine… -
Gagliardi, Carlo
GAGLIARDI, CARLO. - Canonist, b. at Bella (Lucania) in 1710, d. at Muro on 1 July 1779. Appointed professor of canon law at Naples by… -
Gaius (GAIO)
GAIUS. - Roman jurist, who lived in the age of the Antonines. Nothing is known of his life; but, on the basis of certain peculiarities of… -
Galante, Andrea
GALANTE, ANDREA. - Jurist, b. at Casale Monferrato on 30 July 1871, d. at Rome on 26 July 1919. A pupil of Francesco Ruffini, from whose… -
Galvanus de Bettino, of Bologna (GALVANUS DE BETTINO, DI BOLOGNA)
GALVANUS DE BETTINO, of Bologna. - Canonist of the 14th century. There is little information about his life: from 1365 to 1368 he taught at… -
García, Nicola (GARCIA, NICOLA)
GARCÍA, NICOLA. - Spanish canonist, of the first half of the 17th century (d. 1645). In Avila, his native city, he was a canon of the… -
Gentili, Alberico
GENTILI, ALBERICO. - Italian jurist, b. at Sanginesio (Macerata) on 14 January 1552, d. in London on 19 June 1608. A doctor of law at… -
Goffredo da Trani
GOFFREDO DA TRANI. - Canonist, b. at Trani, d. probably in April 1245. He taught civil law at Naples and canon law at Bologna. He was then… -
Gratianus, Cardinalis
GRATIANUS, CARDINALIS. - Canonist of the 12th century, designated in ancient manuscripts by the generic name Cardinalis. Born at Pisa, he… -
Graziano
GRAZIANO. - Italian canonist and theologian, whose name appears with no addition, neither patronymic nor adjective. Sometimes, in… -
Grégoire, Pierre (Tholosanus)
GRÉGOIRE, Pierre (Tholosanus). - Canonist, b. at Toulouse in 1540, d. at Pont-à-Mousson (Lorraine) in 1597. He was a renowned professor of… -
Gregory, Cardinal (GREGORIUS, CARDINALIS)
GREGORY, CARDINAL. - Canonist of the 11th-12th century, cardinal, d. 21 November 1113. Between 1104 and 1106 he composed a Collectio,… -
Grotius, Hugo van (GROOT, HUIG VAN (GROZIO))
GROTIUS, Hugo van. - Dutch jurist, b. at Delft on 16 April 1583, d. at Rostock on 28 Aug. 1645. He studied classical languages and… -
Guido da Baisio
GUIDO DA BAISIO. - Canonist, born of a Bolognese family at Baisio (Reggio Emilia) ca. 1246-56, died at Avignon on 10 August (5 June?) 1313.… -
Hatto of Milan (ATTONE DI MILANO)
HATTO OF MILAN. - Cardinal of the title of St. Mark and archbishop of Milan in the second half of the 11th century, he had to abandon his… -
Hollweck, Joseph
HOLLWECK, JOSEPH. - Canonist, b. at Pfaffenhofen (Upper Palatinate) on 16 Jan. 1854, d. at Eichstätt on 10 March 1926. Ordained a priest in… -
Hooker, Richard
HOOKER, RICHARD. - Protestant theologian and jurist, b. at Heavitree, near Exeter (England) in 1554, d. at Bishopsbourne, near Canterbury,… -
Hotman, François
HOTMAN, FRANÇOIS. - Jurist, b. in Paris on 23 Aug. 1524, d. in Basel on 12 Feb. 1590. Having embraced the "Reformation" in 1547, he… -
Hove, Alphonse Van
HOVE, ALPHONSE van. - Belgian canonist, b. at Thielt (West Flanders) on 7 Aug. 1872, d. at Louvain on 27 July 1947. Extraordinary professor… -
Hugo, Gustav
HUGO, GUSTAV. - Jurist, b. at Lörrach (Baden) on 23 Nov. 1764, d. at Göttingen on 15 Sept. 1844. From 1788 he was a professor at Göttingen… -
Hugo of Porta Ravegnana (UGO DI PORTA RAVEGNANA)
HUGO OF PORTA RAVEGNANA. - Jurist, one of the four doctor-disciples of Irnerius. Born in Bologna perhaps in the early years of the 12th… -
Iacopo di Porta Ravegnana
IACOPO DI PORTA RAVEGNANA. - Bolognese jurist, b. in an uncertain year, already on the chair before 1140, d. in Bologna on 11 Oct. 1178. He… -
Ibn al-'Assāl
IBN AL-'ASSĀL. - Arab jurist, who lived in the 13th century in Egypt. To him is owed a compilation of canon and civil law, of the type of… -
Innocent IV, Pope (INNOCENZO IV, PAPA)
INNOCENT IV, POPE. - Sinibaldo Fieschi, born at the end of the 12th century to the count of Lavagna, of a Genoese family; he studied under… -
Irnerius (IRNERIO)
IRNERIUS. - Bolognese jurist (11th-12th centuries). With him began, through the Studium of Bologna and the school of the glossators, the… -
Krüger, Paul Wilhelm
KRÜGER, PAUL WILHELM. - Jurist, b. in Berlin on 20 March 1840, d. in Bonn on 11 May 1926. He studied at the University of Berlin, where he… -
Labeone, Marco Antistio
LABEONE, MARCO ANTISTIO. - Roman jurist, b. perhaps in 43 B.C., d. between A.D. 10 and 22. The son of a jurist who had been a follower of… -
Laborante, Cardinal (LABORANTE, CARDINALE)
LABORANTE, Cardinal. - Jurist and theologian, b. at Pontormo near Florence at the beginning of the 12th century, d. ca. 1191. He studied in… -
Lancellotti, Giovanni Paolo
LANCELLOTTI, GIOVANNI PAOLO. - Canonist, b. in Perugia in 1522, d. there on 23 Sept. 1590. At the request of Pope Paul IV he prepared over… -
Lanfranco da Crema (or da Cremona) (LANFRANCO DA CREMA (O DA CREMONA))
LANFRANCO DA CREMA (or da Cremona). - Born in 1189, died in Bologna on 27 February 1229; remembered as one of the famous master jurists of… -
Laurentius, Joseph
LAURENTIUS, JOSEPH. - Jesuit canonist, b. at Krefeld in Germany on 24 Dec. 1861, d. at Valkenburg in Holland on 22 March 1927. He entered… -
Lega, Michele
LEGA, MICHELE. - Cardinal, b. at Brisighella (Faenza) on 1 January 1860, d. at Rome on 16 December 1935. After degrees in philosophy and… -
Leitner, Martin
LEITNER, MARTIN. - Canonist, b. at Bodenwöhr (Upper Palatinate) on 11 March 1862, d. at Passau on 25 Dec. 1929. Professor of canon law from… -
Lombardi, Carlo
LOMBARDI, CARLO. - Canonist, b. at Dronero (Cuneo) on 29 Dec. 1858, d. at Rome on 18 Dec. 1908. He completed his ecclesiastical studies at… -
Lupoli, Vincenzo
LUPOLI, VINCENZO. - Canonist, b. at Frattamaggiore near Aversa in 1737, d. in 1810. While still very young, having gone to Naples (1764)… -
Lupus, Joannes Baptista
LUPUS, JOANNES BAPTISTA. - Florentine jurist, who lived between the 16th and 17th centuries. He was in the retinue, as secretary, of… -
Maassen, Friedrich
MAASSEN, FRIEDRICH. - Jurist and canonist, b. at Wismar on 24 Sept. 1829, d. at Wilten (Innsbruck) on 9 Apr. 1900. Born of non-Catholic… -
Mancini, Pasquale Stanislao
MANCINI, PASQUALE STANISLAO. - Jurist and politician, b. 17 March 1817 at Castel Baronia (Avellino), d. in Rome on 26 Dec. 1888. After… -
Many, Séraphin
MANY, SÉRAPHIN. - Canonist, b. at Gespunsart (Reims) on 30 Dec. 1847, d. at Fiesole on 19 Aug. 1922. Ordained a priest and appointed parish… -
Maroto, Felipe
MAROTO, FELIPE. - Canonist, b. at Garcillán (Segovia) on 26 May 1875, d. at Rome on 11 July 1937. As an adolescent he entered the… -
Martinus Glossator
MARTINUS GLOSSATOR. - This name occurs several times in the glosses to the Decretum Gratiani and to the Compilationes antiquae (cod. Vat.… -
Menocchio, Giacomo (MENOCHIO, GIACOMO)
MENOCCHIO, GIACOMO. - Jurist, b. at Pavia in 1532, d. there in 1607. While still very young he taught law at this University (1556-60).… -
Modestino, Erennio
MODESTINO, ERENNIO. - Roman jurist, who lived between the end of the 2nd century and the first half of the 3rd century. A pupil of Ulpian… -
Mommsen, Theodor
MOMMSEN, THEODOR. - Historian, jurist, philologist, b. at Garding in Schleswig on 30 Nov. 1817, d. at Charlottenburg on 1 Nov. 1903. He… -
Monaldo da Capodistria
MONALDO DA CAPODISTRIA. - Canonist, who was certainly a member of the Minorite Order, died at Capodistria before 1285. Scarce information… -
Mothon, Joseph-Pierre
MOTHON, JOSEPH-PIERRE. - Dominican canonist and historian, b. in Lyon on 4 June 1854, d. at St-Jean de Bournay on 4 Apr. 1929. Having… -
Nicoletti, Giovanni (Johannes ab Imola)
NICOLETTI, GIOVANNI (Johannes ab Imola). - Canonist and civilist, b. at Imola (and not at Bologna as was once believed) between 1367 and… -
Nilles, Nikolaus
NILLES, NIKOLAUS. - Jesuit, canonist and liturgist, b. at Rippweiler (Luxembourg) on 21 June 1828, d. at Innsbruck on 31 Jan. 1907. Having… -
Noval, José
NOVAL, JOSÉ. - Canonist, b. at Valdesoto (Spain) on 4 Dec. 1861, d. at Madrid on 28 Jan. 1938. Having entered the Dominican Order at the… -
Odofredo Denari
ODOFREDO DENARI. - Jurist, one of the last glossators, born in Bologna of a noble and wealthy family in the first decade of the 13th… -
Ombrós, Giovanni Paolo (OMBROSI, GIOVANNI PAOLO)
OMBRÓS, GIOVANNI PAOLO. - Florentine jurist of the 18th century (d. 1774-75). Son of the rotal advocate Bartolomeo, he studied… -
Panziroli, Guido
PANZIROLI, GUIDO. - Jurist, b. at Reggio Emilia on 17 April 1523, d. at Padua on 17 May 1599. Initiated into the study of law by his father… -
Paquet, Louis-Adolphe (PÂQUET, LOUIS-ADOLPHE)
PAQUET, LOUIS-ADOLPHE. - Theologian and canonist, b. at St-Nicolas de Levis (Quebec) on 4 Aug. 1859, d. at Quebec in 1943. Having obtained… -
Payen, George
PAYEN, GEORGE. - Canonist, b. in Nantes on 15 April 1862, d. in Shanghai on 29 June 1940. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1880,… -
Perozzi, Silvio
PEROZZI, SILVIO. - Jurist, b. in Vicenza on 2 Dec. 1857, d. in Bologna on 4 Jan. 1931. He completed his studies at the University of Padua,… -
Pertile, Antonio
PERTILE, ANTONIO. - Historian of Italian law, b. at Agordo on 10 Sept. 1830, d. at Padua on 4 March 1895. He studied at the Universities of… -
Petroni, Riccardo (Richardus de Senis)
PETRONI, Riccardo (Richardus de Senis). - Cardinal, jurist, b. in Siena in 1250 of an illustrious and noble family, d. in Genoa on 10 (or… -
Pezzani, Enrico Maria
PEZZANI, ENRICO MARIA. - Canonist, b. at Soncino (Cremona) on 24 Sept. 1856, d. at Rome on 25 Aug. 1918. He spent most of his life in Rome,… -
Piacentino
PIACENTINO. - Jurist of the 12th century, born at Piacenza, one of the major exponents of the school of Bologna. There is no certain… -
Pignatelli, Giacomo
PIGNATELLI, GIACOMO. - Canonist, b. at Grottaglie (Taranto) on 8 April 1625, d. at Rome in 1698. A priest and member of the chapter of the… -
Pirhing, Ehrenreich
PIRHING, EHRENREICH. - Canonist and moralist, b. at Siegarthing (Lower Bavaria) on 12 Apr. 1606, d. at Dillingen (Bavaria) on 15 Sept.… -
Pistocchi, Mario
PISTOCCHI, MARIO. - Canonist, b. at Meldola (Forlì) on 16 Sept. 1874, d. at Forlì on 10 Dec. 1943. Ordained a priest in 1897, he obtained a… -
Pithou, Pierre
PITHOU, PIERRE. - Jurist, b. at Troyes on 1 Nov. 1539, d. at Nogent-sur-Seine on 1 Nov. 1596. He completed his legal studies together with… -
Post, Albert Hermann
POST, ALBERT HERMANN. - Jurist, b. in Bremen on 8 Oct. 1839, d. there on 25 Aug. 1895. After completing his legal studies, he was a judge… -
Pothier, Robert-Joseph
POTHIER, ROBERT-JOSEPH. - Jurist, b. at Orléans on 9 Jan. 1699, d. there on 2 March 1772. Having completed his early studies in his native… -
Potthast, August
POTTHAST, AUGUST. - German historian and bibliographer, b. at Höxter (Westphalia) on 13 Aug. 1824, d. at Leobschütz (Upper Silesia) on 13… -
Pseudo-Isidore (PSEUDO-ISIDORO)
PSEUDO-ISIDORE. - Under this name is hidden a personality, or rather a group of persons of the 9th century, whose identity is still not… -
Raus, Jean-Baptiste
RAUS, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Moralist and canonist, b. at Aspelt (Luxembourg) on 17 Jan. 1881, d. at Rome on 11 Aug. 1943. Having entered the… -
Reiffenstuel, Anacleto
REIFFENSTUEL, ANACLETO. - Canonist and theologian, of the Order of Friars Minor, b. at Tegernsee, in Bavaria, on 2 July 1641, d. at… -
Remigio da Sant'Erasmo Maschat (MASCHAT, REMIGIO DA SANT'ERASMO)
REMIGIO DA SANT'ERASMO MASCHAT. - Bohemian canonist, b. in 1692, d. in 1747. A Piarist, he was superior general of the Order. Also highly… -
Riegger, Paul Joseph Ritter von
RIEGGER, PAUL JOSEPH RITTER von. - Born in Freiburg im Breisgau on 29 January 1705, died in Vienna on 2 December 1775. He was professor of… -
Rivet, Louis
RIVET, LOUIS. - Canonist, b. in Lyon on 3 May 1871, d. at Neuville-St-Vaast on 9 May 1915. Directed by family necessity toward a military… -
Rocco, Arturo
ROCCO, ARTURO. - Jurist, b. in Naples on 26 Dec. 1876, d. in Rome on 1 Apr. 1942. He was professor of criminal law and of criminal… -
Rubeus (De Rubeis), Paulus
RUBEUS (DE RUBEIS), PAULUS. - Roman jurist of the 17th century (d. between 1673 and 1676), son of the famous jurist Teodosio of Priverno.… -
Ruffini, Francesco
RUFFINI, FRANCESCO. - Jurist and historian, b. at Lessolo Canavese on 10 April 1863, d. at Turin on 29 March 1934. Having graduated in… -
Rufinus, Magister
RUFINUS, MAGISTER. - Decretist, active in the second half of the 12th century. His nationality and the events of his life are uncertain,… -
Sägmüller, Johannes Baptist (SÄGMULLER, JOHANNES BAPTIST)
SÄGMÜLLER, JOHANNES BAPTIST. - One of the best-known modern canonists and legal historians, b. at Winterreute (Württemberg) on 24 Feb.… -
Salzano, Tommaso Michele
SALZANO, TOMMASO MICHELE. - Dominican writer and archbishop, b. in Naples in April 1807, d. at Nocera Inferiore on 12 Sept. 1890. He held… -
Sandeo, Felino Maria
SANDEO, FELINO MARIA. - Bishop and canonist, b. at Felino (Parma) in 1444, d. at Rome on 6 September 1509. Professor of canon law at… -
Scherer, Rudolf Ritter von
SCHERER, RUDOLF RITTER von. - Canonist, b. in Graz on 11 Aug. 1845, d. in Vienna on 21 Dec. 1918. He studied law and for two years theology… -
Schiappoli, Domenico
SCHIAPPOLI, DOMENICO. - Jurist, b. at S. Biase (Campobasso) on 26 Nov. 1870, d. at Naples on 12 May 1945. A lecturer in ecclesiastical law… -
Schupfer, Francesco
SCHUPFER, FRANCESCO. - Legal historian, b. at Chioggia on 5 Jan. 1833, d. at Rome on 8 Aug. 1925. Directed toward legal studies by the… -
Sebastianelli, Guglielmo
SEBASTIANELLI, GUGLIELMO. - Canonist, b. at Castro dei Volsci, diocese of Veroli, on 4 Dec. 1855, d. at Rome in Apr. 1920. He took his… -
Serédi, György Justinianus
SERÉDI, GYÖRGY JUSTINIANUS. - Hungarian Benedictine cardinal and jurist, b. at Deáki on 23 Apr. 1884, d. at Strigonia (Esztergom) on 29… -
Simon of Bisignano (SIMONE DI BISIGNANO)
SIMON OF BISIGNANO. - Jurist, a native of Bisignano (Cosenza), who lived in the 12th century. He was a follower of Gratian; between 5 March… -
Sincero, Luigi
SINCERO, LUIGI. - Cardinal, b. at Trino Vercellese on 26 March 1879, d. at Rome on 7 Feb. 1936. He studied at Vercelli and at Rome, taking… -
Sipos, István
SIPOS, ISTVÁN - Hungarian canonist, b. at Mohács in 1875, d. at Paris on 2 Dec. 1949. A priest in 1898, he taught canon law from 1906 to… -
Solmi, Arrigo
SOLMI, ARRIGO. - Legal historian, b. at Finale Emilia on 27 Jan. 1873, d. at Rome on 5 March 1944. A supporter of the sociological approach… -
Tarquini, Camillo
TARQUINI, CAMILLO. - Jesuit, cardinal, canonist and archaeologist, b. at Marta (diocese of Montefiascone) on 27 Sept. 1810, d. at Rome on… -
Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury (TEODORO ARCIVESCOVO DI CANTERBURY)
THEODORE, Archbishop of Canterbury. - Philosopher, theologian, canonist, b. at Tarsus in Cilicia around 602, d. at Canterbury on 19 Sept.… -
Thomasius, Christian
THOMASIUS, CHRISTIAN. - Philosopher and jurist, b. in Leipzig on 1 Jan. 1655, d. in Halle on 23 Sept. 1728. Under the protection of… -
Tribonian (TRIBONIANO)
TRIBONIAN. - Jurist of the 6th century, b. probably in Pamphylia, d. in 542 or 543, he was the principal collaborator of Justinian I in the… -
Vacario
VACARIO. - Glossator of Roman-Justinian law, styled as magister Vacarius, b. in Lombardy ca. 1115-20, d. in England after 1198. He studied… -
Vering, Friedrich Heinrich
VERING, FRIEDRICH HEINRICH. - Canonist, b. at Liesborn in Westphalia on 3 March 1833, d. at Prague on 30 March 1896. He did his legal… -
Vidal, Pedro
VIDAL, PEDRO. - Jesuit, canonist, b. at Igualada (diocese of Barcelona) on 20 July 1867, d. at Rome on 24 Oct. 1938. Having entered the… -
Woywod, Stanislaus
WOYWOD, STANISLAUS. - In the world Antonio, canonist, b. 10 Aug. 1880 at Guttstadt in the diocese of Warmia in Germany, d. 19 Sept. 1941 in… -
Zabarella, Francesco
ZABARELLA, FRANCESCO. - Jurist, cardinal, b. at Piove di Sacco (Padua) on 10 Aug. 1360, d. at Constance on 26 Sept. 1417. He studied law at… -
Zallinger zum Thurn, Jakob Anton
ZALLINGER ZUM THURN, JAKOB ANTON. - Jesuit, canonist and philosopher, b. at Bolzano on 26 July 1735, d. there on 11 Jan. 1813. He entered… -
Zallwein, Gregor
ZALLWEIN, GREGOR. - Canonist, b. at Oberviechtach on 20 Oct. 1712, d. at Salzburg between 6 and 9 Aug. 1766. He entered the Benedictine…