Aeterni Patris (1621)

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Aeterni Patris (1621) is a papal bull by Pope Gregory XV that established key regulations for papal conclaves, including the introduction of secret ballots in the election of popes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf apostolic constitution
papal bull
aim to ensure freedom of papal elections
to prevent abuses in papal elections
to standardize conclave procedures
appliesTo College of Cardinals NERFINISHED
papal conclaves held after 1621
author Pope Gregory XV NERFINISHED
churchDocumentType constitution on papal elections
dateOfPromulgation 1621
historicalPeriod Counter-Reformation NERFINISHED
influenced later conclave legislation
introduced secret ballot in papal elections
jurisdiction Catholic Church NERFINISHED
language Latin
legalStatus binding canon law for papal elections at the time of promulgation
papacyOf Pope Gregory XV NERFINISHED
partOf corpus of papal election law
placeOfPromulgation Rome NERFINISHED
promulgatedBy Pope Gregory XV NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1621
regulates conduct of cardinal electors
procedures of papal conclaves
voting methods in papal elections
relatedTo Decet Romanum Pontificem (papal election law)
In eligendis (Pope Gregory XV) NERFINISHED
Universi Dominici Gregis NERFINISHED
replaced earlier customary practices in papal conclaves
subject cardinal electors
election of the pope
papal conclave regulations
topic balloting procedures
canonical norms for papal elections
secrecy of voting in conclaves

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Pope Gregory XV issuedDocument Aeterni Patris (1621)