Decretal to Himerius of Tarragona
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The Decretal to Himerius of Tarragona is an early papal letter by Pope Siricius that set important precedents for church discipline and papal authority in the late 4th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Decretal to Himerius of Tarragona canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7167409 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Decretal to Himerius of Tarragona Context triple: [Pope Siricius, issuedDocument, Decretal to Himerius of Tarragona]
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Bulla Inter caetera
Bulla Inter caetera was a 1493 papal bull issued by Pope Alexander VI that divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal, profoundly shaping the colonial-era claims over the Atlantic and the Americas.
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Papal bull Laudabiliter
Papal bull Laudabiliter is a 12th-century papal decree traditionally cited as authorizing King Henry II of England’s lordship over Ireland and shaping subsequent English claims to rule the island.
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Dum Diversas
Dum Diversas is a 1452 papal bull issued by Pope Nicholas V that authorized the Portuguese crown to conquer and enslave non-Christian peoples, forming part of the legal and moral framework later associated with the Doctrine of Discovery.
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D.
Edict of Alès
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E.
papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem
The papal bull *Decet Romanum Pontificem* (1521) is the decree by Pope Leo X that formally excommunicated Martin Luther from the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Decretal to Himerius of Tarragona Target entity description: The Decretal to Himerius of Tarragona is an early papal letter by Pope Siricius that set important precedents for church discipline and papal authority in the late 4th century.
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A.
Bulla Inter caetera
Bulla Inter caetera was a 1493 papal bull issued by Pope Alexander VI that divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal, profoundly shaping the colonial-era claims over the Atlantic and the Americas.
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B.
Papal bull Laudabiliter
Papal bull Laudabiliter is a 12th-century papal decree traditionally cited as authorizing King Henry II of England’s lordship over Ireland and shaping subsequent English claims to rule the island.
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C.
Dum Diversas
Dum Diversas is a 1452 papal bull issued by Pope Nicholas V that authorized the Portuguese crown to conquer and enslave non-Christian peoples, forming part of the legal and moral framework later associated with the Doctrine of Discovery.
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D.
Edict of Alès
The Edict of Alès was a 1629 royal decree by King Louis XIII of France that confirmed limited religious freedoms for French Protestants (Huguenots) while stripping them of their political and military privileges, effectively ending the Huguenot rebellions.
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E.
papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem
The papal bull *Decet Romanum Pontificem* (1521) is the decree by Pope Leo X that formally excommunicated Martin Luther from the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
papal decretal
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papal letter ⓘ |
| addressedTo | bishop of Tarragona ⓘ |
| asserts |
obligation of other bishops to follow Roman decisions
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primacy of the Roman See ⓘ |
| author | Pope Siricius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
implementation of conciliar decisions
ⓘ
uniformity of church practice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | circa 385 ⓘ |
| denomination | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late 4th century ⓘ |
| genre | ecclesiastical legal text ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key document for the development of papal primacy
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one of the earliest surviving papal decretals ⓘ |
| influenced |
later canon law collections
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medieval papal decretal tradition ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | source of canon law ⓘ |
| mentionsOffice |
bishops
ⓘ
deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ |
| partOf | early papal decretals ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | canon law manuscripts ⓘ |
| recipient | Himerius of Tarragona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionConcerned |
Hispania
NERFINISHED
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Tarraconensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
administration of baptism
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penances for grave sins ⓘ reconciliation of penitents ⓘ requirements for ordination ⓘ sexual continence of clergy ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| setsPrecedentFor |
binding force of papal decretals
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papal legislative authority ⓘ universal jurisdiction of the bishop of Rome ⓘ |
| subject |
appeals to Rome
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baptismal discipline ⓘ church discipline ⓘ clerical celibacy ⓘ ordination norms ⓘ papal authority ⓘ penitential discipline ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-Nicene period ⓘ |
| tradition | Latin patristic literature ⓘ |
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Subject: Decretal to Himerius of Tarragona Description of subject: The Decretal to Himerius of Tarragona is an early papal letter by Pope Siricius that set important precedents for church discipline and papal authority in the late 4th century.
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