The Donation of Constantine

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Donation_of_Constantine
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf forged document
gptkbp:author unknown
gptkbp:claimedAuthor gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
gptkbp:contentType purported grant of authority over Rome and the western part of the Roman Empire to the Pope
gptkbp:dateCreated 8th century
gptkbp:debunkedBy gptkb:Renaissance_humanists
textual analysis
historical anachronisms
gptkbp:exposedAsForgeryBy gptkb:Lorenzo_Valla
gptkbp:exposedAsForgeryDate 15th century
gptkbp:genre decretal
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major influence on medieval church-state relations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Donation of Constantine
gptkbp:influenced medieval papal claims
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:manuscriptLocation Vatican Library
gptkbp:purpose to legitimize papal authority
gptkbp:referencedIn gptkb:Liber_Pontificalis
gptkb:Decretum_Gratiani
canon law
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pope_Sylvester_I
gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
gptkb:Holy_See
gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:subject papal temporal power
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Hall_of_Constantine_(Vatican)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7