Decretals of Gregory IX
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The Decretals of Gregory IX are a 13th-century collection of papal letters and canon law compiled under Pope Gregory IX that became a foundational source of medieval Church legal authority.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Decretales Gregorii IX | 3 |
| Decretals of Gregory IX canonical | 1 |
| Gregorian Decretals | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2396967 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Decretals of Gregory IX Context triple: [Siete Partidas, influencedBy, Decretals of Gregory IX]
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A.
Dictatus Papae
Dictatus Papae is a 1075 papal decree attributed to Pope Gregory VII that asserted sweeping papal authority over the Church and secular rulers, becoming a key text of the Investiture Controversy.
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B.
Papal bull Laudabiliter
Papal bull Laudabiliter is a 12th-century papal decree traditionally cited as authorizing King Henry II of England’s lordship over Ireland and shaping subsequent English claims to rule the island.
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C.
Providentissimus Deus
Providentissimus Deus is an 1893 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses the study and interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Filius
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Filius is a key doctrinal document of the First Vatican Council that defines core Catholic teachings on faith, reason, and the knowledge of God.
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E.
Constitutions of Melfi
The Constitutions of Melfi were a comprehensive 13th-century legal code for the Kingdom of Sicily that centralized royal authority and became a landmark in the development of medieval European law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Decretals of Gregory IX Target entity description: The Decretals of Gregory IX are a 13th-century collection of papal letters and canon law compiled under Pope Gregory IX that became a foundational source of medieval Church legal authority.
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A.
Dictatus Papae
Dictatus Papae is a 1075 papal decree attributed to Pope Gregory VII that asserted sweeping papal authority over the Church and secular rulers, becoming a key text of the Investiture Controversy.
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B.
Papal bull Laudabiliter
Papal bull Laudabiliter is a 12th-century papal decree traditionally cited as authorizing King Henry II of England’s lordship over Ireland and shaping subsequent English claims to rule the island.
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C.
Providentissimus Deus
Providentissimus Deus is an 1893 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses the study and interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Filius
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Filius is a key doctrinal document of the First Vatican Council that defines core Catholic teachings on faith, reason, and the knowledge of God.
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E.
Constitutions of Melfi
The Constitutions of Melfi were a comprehensive 13th-century legal code for the Kingdom of Sicily that centralized royal authority and became a landmark in the development of medieval European law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of canon law
ⓘ
medieval legal text ⓘ papal decretal collection ⓘ source of canon law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Decretals of Gregory IX
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surface form:
Decretales Gregorii IX
Decretals of Gregory IX ⓘ
surface form:
Gregorian Decretals
Liber Extra ⓘ
surface form:
Liber extra
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| authorityStatus | official collection of canon law ⓘ |
| book1Subject | judges and ecclesiastical persons ⓘ |
| book2Subject | procedure and trials ⓘ |
| book3Subject | clerics and religious life ⓘ |
| book4Subject | marriage law ⓘ |
| book5Subject | criminal law and penalties ⓘ |
| bookCount | 5 ⓘ |
| codificationGoal | to systematize papal decretals after Gratian ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pope Gregory IX ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Saint Raymond of Penyafort
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surface form:
Raymond of Peñafort
|
| compiledFor | Pope Gregory IX ⓘ |
| contains |
Roman law excerpts
ⓘ
canonical legal principles ⓘ conciliar canons ⓘ papal decretals ⓘ |
| editorialPrinciple | to abrogate conflicting earlier decretals ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| historicalSignificance | foundational source of medieval Church legal authority ⓘ |
| influenced |
medieval canonists
ⓘ
medieval university teaching of law ⓘ |
| inForceFrom | 13th century ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | 1917 Code of Canon Law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | universal law of the Church ⓘ |
| legalSystem | canon law ⓘ |
| partOf |
Corpus Iuris Canonici
ⓘ
surface form:
Corpus iuris canonici
|
| partOfTradition | classical canon law period ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Gratian’s Decretum
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surface form:
Decretum Gratiani
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| promulgatedBy | Pope Gregory IX ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 5 September 1234 ⓘ |
| promulgationYear | 1234 ⓘ |
| regionOfCompilation | papal curia ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier scattered papal decretals ⓘ |
| structure | five books ⓘ |
| subject |
church discipline
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criminal offenses in canon law ⓘ ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ marriage and family law ⓘ sacraments ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| usedAt |
University of Bologna
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medieval law faculties ⓘ |
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Subject: Decretals of Gregory IX Description of subject: The Decretals of Gregory IX are a 13th-century collection of papal letters and canon law compiled under Pope Gregory IX that became a foundational source of medieval Church legal authority.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Decretales Gregorii IX
this entity surface form:
Decretales Gregorii IX
this entity surface form:
Gregorian Decretals
this entity surface form:
Decretales Gregorii IX