Papal Justice in the Late Middle Ages: The Sacra Romana Rota

ISBN-13: 9780367596798 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 200 str.

Kirsi Salonen

Opis

This is a study of the history and function of the highest ecclesiastical tribunal, the Sacra Romana Rota, from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries. Despite its importance for Christendom and in contrast with other important papal offices, the activity of the Rota has never been thoroughly investigated on the basis of archival sources. This book

Spis treści

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

PART I: THE TRIBUNAL OF THE SACRA ROMANA ROTA

1 Sources and Research on the Roman Rota

2 The Roman Rota and the Papal Curia

3 The History of the Roman Rota

4 The Organization and Personnel of the Rota

5 The Stages of Rota Processes

6 The Activity of the Rota as Recorded in the Rota Manualia

7 The Litigation of Henricus Meyer over the Parish of Mynämäki

PART II: ROTA PROCESSES IN THE LATE MIDDLE AGES AND ON THE EVE OF REFORMATION

8 The Classification and Number of Cases Heard in the Rota

9 The Geographical Range of Cases heard by the Rota

10 The Length of Rota Processes

11 Appellants

General Conclusions

Sources and Literature

Index of Persons

Index of Places

O autorze

Kirsi Salonen is Tenure Track Professor in Medieval and Early Modern History in the School of History, Culture and Art Studies at the University of Turku, Finland.