Canon Law and Cloistered Women: Periculoso and Its Commentators, 1298-1545
(Part of the Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Canon Law Series)
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Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303) published a decree in 1298 that transformed long-standing attitudes toward nuns into universal Church law. Referred to as Periculoso , the first word of the Latin text, this decree announced that all nuns, no matter what rule they observed and no matter where their monasteries were located, were to be perpetually cloistered. With the exception of those who were contagiously ill, nuns were under no circumstances to break...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813209498
ISBN13:9780813209494
Release Date:April 1999
Publisher:Catholic University of America Press
Length:149 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"
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