Papal justice in the late Middle Ages : the Sacra Romana Rota / Kirsi Salonen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salonen, Kirsi, author.

Series:

Church, faith, and culture in the Medieval West

Church, faith and culture in the Medieval West

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church. Rota Romana--History.

Catholic Church.

Catholic Church. Rota Romana.

Courts--Italy--Papal States--History.

Courts.

Canon law--Interpretation and construction--Papal documents.

Canon law.

Ecclesiastical courts--History.

Ecclesiastical courts.

Canon law--Interpretation and construction.

History.

Europe--Papal States.

Italy.

Genre:

History.

Papal documents.

Physical Description:

xv, 199 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

This is a study of the history and function of the highest ecclesiastical tribunal, the Sacra Romana Rota, from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries. Despite its importance for Christendom and in contrast with other important papal offices, the activity of the Rota has never been thoroughly investigated on the basis of archival sources, in large part due to the vast source material and the perceived difficulty of the subject. This book fills this significant gap by explaining how the Rota functioned - its organization, the phases of a Rota process, everyday practices at the tribunal - and the kinds of issues it handled, where the processes originated from and how long they lasted. The study demonstrates that the Rota dealt with a range of cases much broader than has previously been acknowledged, whilst also confirming that the tribunal mainly oversaw litigation over benefices. The results of this research reveal the true role of the Rota and its significance for Christians from the Middle Ages to the dawn of the Reformation. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I The tribunal of the Sacra Romana Rota 3

1 Sources and research on the Roman Rota 5

2 The Roman Rota and the papal curia 13

3 The history of the Roman Rota 18

4 The organization and personnel of the Rota 32

5 The stages of Rota processes 42

6 The activity of the Rota as recorded in the Rota manualia 56

7 The litigation of Henricus Meyer over the parish of Mynämäki 82

Part II Rota processes in the late Middle Ages and on the eve of Reformation 97

8 The classification and number of cases heard in the Rota 99

9 The geographical range of cases heard by the Rota 125

10 The length of Rota processes 155

11 Appellants 169.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781472482266

1472482263

OCLC:

922836350