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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
papal decretal
ⓘ
papal letter ⓘ |
| addressedTo | bishop of Tarragona ⓘ |
| asserts |
obligation of other bishops to follow Roman decisions
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
one of the earliest surviving papal decretals ⓘ |
| influenced |
later canon law collections
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Tarraconensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
administration of baptism
ⓘ
penances for grave sins ⓘ reconciliation of penitents ⓘ requirements for ordination ⓘ sexual continence of clergy ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| setsPrecedentFor |
binding force of papal decretals
ⓘ
papal legislative authority ⓘ universal jurisdiction of the bishop of Rome ⓘ |
| subject |
appeals to Rome
ⓘ
baptismal discipline ⓘ church discipline ⓘ clerical celibacy ⓘ ordination norms ⓘ papal authority ⓘ penitential discipline ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-Nicene period ⓘ |
| tradition | Latin patristic literature ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.