Pseudo-Isidorean Decretals
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The Pseudo-Isidorean Decretals are a ninth-century collection of forged papal letters and church documents created to bolster ecclesiastical authority and papal primacy in disputes with secular rulers.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canonical collection
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church law compilation ⓘ forgery collection ⓘ medieval Latin text ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
False Decretals
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Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedToPope |
Anacletus
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Clement I NERFINISHED ⓘ other early Roman bishops ⓘ |
| basedOn |
authentic papal letters
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earlier conciliar canons ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
attribution of forged letters to early popes
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extensive use of fabricated authorities ⓘ mixture of genuine and forged material ⓘ |
| compilerAttributedTo |
Isidorus Mercator
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Pseudo-Isidore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 9th century ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Carolingian Empire
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conflicts between bishops and secular rulers ⓘ reforms of the Frankish church ⓘ |
| identifiedAsForgeryBy | early modern scholars ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to centralization of church authority
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long-lasting influence on Western ecclesiastical structures ⓘ |
| includes |
forged conciliar documents
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forged papal decretals ⓘ interpolated genuine texts ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gratian's Decretum
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medieval canon law ⓘ papal legal claims in the High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | transmitted in numerous medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Frankish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| probableRegionOfOrigin |
Archdiocese of Reims
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West Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to bolster episcopal authority
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to enhance ecclesiastical jurisdiction over clergy ⓘ to limit the power of metropolitans ⓘ to protect bishops from secular interference ⓘ to strengthen papal primacy ⓘ |
| scholarlyConsensus | forged origin ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
canon law history
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church history ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| supportsDoctrine |
appeal to the pope as final court of appeal
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inviolability of bishops without papal consent ⓘ primacy of the Roman See ⓘ |
| usedBy |
bishops in jurisdictional disputes
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canon lawyers ⓘ medieval popes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.