Bulla Benedictus Deus (1564) confirming the Council of Trent

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Bulla Benedictus Deus (1564) is the papal bull by which Pope Pius IV solemnly confirmed and promulgated the decrees of the Council of Trent, marking their official and authoritative adoption in the Catholic Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf apostolic constitution
papal bull
aimedAt implementing Tridentine decrees throughout the Church
securing doctrinal and disciplinary uniformity after Trent
appliesTo Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church

universal Church
belongsToGenre dogmatic- disciplinary papal bull
belongsToPontificate pontificate of Pope Pius IV
belongsToTradition Canon law
surface form: Roman Catholic canon law
concerns authority of ecumenical councils in the Catholic Church
implementation of an ecumenical council
confirmed Council of Trent
decrees of the Council of Trent
ecclesiasticalRank solemn papal bull of confirmation
ensured official and authoritative adoption of the Council of Trent decrees
universal obligation of Tridentine decrees in the Catholic Church
hasAuthorityLevel supreme papal authority
hasCanonicalEffect gave full legal force to the decrees of the Council of Trent
hasDate 1564
hasHistoricalContext post-Tridentine Church reform
hasHistoricalPeriod Counter-Reformation
surface form: Catholic Reformation
hasHistoricalSignificance marked the definitive reception of the Council of Trent in the Catholic Church
hasJurisdiction Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
hasLanguage Latin
hasNameOrigin incipit "Benedictus Deus"
hasPapalName Pius IV NERFINISHED
hasPlaceInCanonLaw source of binding ecclesiastical legislation
hasPope Pope Pius IV NERFINISHED
hasReligion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
hasTitle Benedictus Deus
isPartOf Tridentine reform legislation
issuedBy Holy See
legalStatus disciplinarily binding
dogmatically authoritative
promulgated decrees of the Council of Trent
promulgatedBy Pope Pius IV NERFINISHED
recognizedAs authentic promulgation of the Council of Trent
relatedDocument canons of the Council of Trent
decrees of the Council of Trent
relatedToCouncil Council of Trent
relatedToEvent closing of the Council of Trent
subjectMatter Catholic doctrine and discipline
Counter-Reformation
surface form: Tridentine reforms

confirmation of an ecumenical council
typeOfAct solemn papal confirmation

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Pope Pius IV signedDocument Bulla Benedictus Deus (1564) confirming the Council of Trent