Dictatus Papae
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Dictatus Papae is a 1075 papal decree attributed to Pope Gregory VII that asserted sweeping papal authority over the Church and secular rulers, becoming a key text of the Investiture Controversy.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
canon law text
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medieval document → papal decree → |
| aim |
to codify papal prerogatives
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to limit secular interference in ecclesiastical appointments → |
| asserts |
exclusive papal right to depose bishops
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exclusive papal right to depose emperors → papal authority over secular rulers in spiritual matters → right of the pope to absolve subjects from fealty to unjust rulers → supremacy of papal authority over the universal Church → that no book or chapter shall be considered canonical without papal authority → that no synod shall be called a general one without papal order → that the Roman Church has never erred → that the Roman Church is the mother and teacher of all churches → that the Roman Church will never err according to Scripture → that the Roman pontiff alone may use certain titles → that the pope alone can use imperial insignia → that the pope may confirm or annul the decrees of councils → that the pope may convene general councils → that the pope may depose absent bishops → that the pope may depose and reinstate bishops without a synod → that the pope may establish new laws for the Church → that the pope may excommunicate persons absentia → that the pope may judge all causes while being judged by no one → that the pope may transfer bishops from see to see → that the pope’s name alone shall be spoken in the churches → |
| associatedWith |
Gregorian Reform
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conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV → |
| author |
Pope Gregory VII
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| date |
1075
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| genre |
list of propositions
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| hasSubjectHeading |
Church and state—Catholic Church—History—To 1500
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Papal supremacy → |
| historicalContext |
Investiture Controversy
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| influenced |
development of papal monarchy in the Middle Ages
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medieval canon law collections → |
| language |
Latin
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| numberOfPropositions |
27
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| placeOfComposition |
Rome
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| preservedIn |
Register of Pope Gregory VII
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| religion |
Catholic Church
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| timePeriod |
11th century
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| topic |
investiture of bishops
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papal monarchy → papal primacy → relationship between Church and state → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Council of Rome (1076)
("Dictatus Papae (early 1075) context")
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chronologicallyAfter |
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Pope Gregory VII
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issued |
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Pope Gregory VII
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notableWork |
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Walk to Canossa
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relatedTo |
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Investiture Controversy
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significantEvent |