Canon law

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body of ecclesiastical laws legal discipline religious legal system

Canon law is the body of laws and regulations developed by ecclesiastical authority, particularly in the Catholic Church, to govern church organization, doctrine, and the conduct of clergy and laity.

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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
Canon law of the Catholic Church 12
Catholic canon law 5
canon law 5

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of ecclesiastical laws ⓘ
legal discipline ⓘ
religious legal system ⓘ
aimsTo promote salvation of souls ⓘ
protect doctrine ⓘ
regulate internal life of the Church ⓘ
appliesTo Anglican Communion ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Churches

Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

some Protestant churches ⓘ
appliesWithin church courts ⓘ
developedFrom Roman law traditions ⓘ
biblical law interpretations ⓘ
early church disciplinary canons ⓘ
fieldOfStudy canonistics ⓘ
governs church discipline ⓘ
church governance structures ⓘ
church organization ⓘ
church property ⓘ
conduct of clergy ⓘ
conduct of laity ⓘ
obligations of the faithful ⓘ
rights of the faithful ⓘ
sacramental practice ⓘ
hasMajorBranch canons of the Church of England ⓘ
surface form: Anglican canon law

Eastern Catholic canon law ⓘ
Canon law self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Latin canon law

Orthodox canon law ⓘ
hasSource custom ⓘ
diocesan legislation ⓘ
ecclesiastical authority ⓘ
ecumenical council canons ⓘ
papal decrees ⓘ
particular council canons ⓘ
includes administrative norms ⓘ
law of religious institutes ⓘ
marriage law ⓘ
penal norms ⓘ
procedural norms ⓘ
sacramental norms ⓘ
influences church-state relations ⓘ
isDistinctFrom civil law ⓘ
liturgical rubrics ⓘ
theology ⓘ
languageOfClassicalStudy Latin ⓘ
studiedBy canon lawyers ⓘ
church administrators ⓘ
ecclesiastical judges ⓘ

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scots law (to a limited extent) → historicalInfluence → Canon law ⓘ
subject surface form: Scots law
Rite of Baptism (Roman Rite) → conformsTo → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law (baptism canons)
Anointing of the Sick → codifiedIn → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Latin Rite → hasCanonicalDiscipline → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Latin Rite → governedBy → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1983 Code of Canon Law
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim → usesLaw → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Code of Canon Law
Scots civil law → influencedBy → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: canon law
Canon law → hasMajorBranch → Canon law self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Latin canon law
Major Penitentiary → category → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Catholic Church
Anglican Use → follows → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic canon law
Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz → isSubjectOf → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Catholic Church
Censura Forensis → legalSystemAnalyzed → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: canon law
Catholic Encyclopedia → scope → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: canon law
motu proprio Dei Providentis → belongsToTradition → Canon law ⓘ
subject surface form: Dei Providentis
this entity surface form: Catholic canon law
Diocese of Orange → governingDocument → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Catholic Church
Ecclesiastical Latin → associatedWith → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catholic canon law
Bulla Benedictus Deus (1564) confirming the Council of Trent → belongsToTradition → Canon law ⓘ
subject surface form: Bulla Benedictus Deus (1564)
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic canon law
Diocese of Syracuse → subjectTo → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Catholic Church
Catholic Church in France → subjectTo → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Catholic Church
Catholic religious orders → regulatedBy → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canon law on institutes of consecrated life
canons of the Church of England → partOf → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglican canon law tradition
Measures → category → Canon law ⓘ
subject surface form: Measures (Church of England)
this entity surface form: Church of England law
Eastern Catholic canon law → influencedBy → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Latin canon law
Eastern Catholic canon law → harmonizedWith → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Latin canon law
Bishopric of Essen → follows → Canon law ⓘ
Oil of the Sick → regulatedBy → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canon Law of the Catholic Church
Catholic Church hierarchy → governedBy → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: canon law
Sacri Canones → belongsTo → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: canon law of the Catholic Church
Corpus Iuris Canonici → legalDomain → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: canon law
Presentation Brothers → subjectTo → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Catholic Church
Baroque scholasticism → hasInfluenceOn → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catholic canon law
Carmelite nuns → recognizedBy → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Catholic Church
Papal conclave → governedBy → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Catholic Church
Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of San Francisco → follows → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Catholic Church
Spanish colonial administration → influencedBy → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catholic canon law
Servant of God → fallsUnder → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catholic canon law
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wollongong → subjectTo → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Catholic Church
Diocese of Coimbra → isSubjectOf → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Catholic Church
Catholic Church missionary institutes → follows → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canon law of the Catholic Church
Roman Canon Law in the Church of England → mainSubject → Canon law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman canon law