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1860: ' Michaël Lega {Dec 16}

1909: Inauguration of the Acta Apostolicae Sedis, successor to the Acta Sanctae Sedis, as official journal of the Holy See.

1949: The abrogation of the final part of 1917 CIC 1099 § 2 makes canonical form binding on all Catholics, without distinction, until the advent of the 1983 Code. AAS 40 (1948): 305-36; CLD 3: 463-464.

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1343: U William of Montlauzun, French Benedictine canonist and popular lecturer on the Clementinae. DDC 5: 1078-1079 {Dec 3}

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1470: U Benedictus Capra de Benedictis, once professor of civil law at Perugia, then canonist for more than 25 years, commenting on all major works of his day.

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1929: Pope Pius XI invites Eastern rite bishops to express their opinions on the proposal to codify Eastern canon law. AAS 21: 669.

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1275: U St. Raymond of Peñafort, compilator of Pope Gregory's IX's Quinque Libri Decretalium, at about age 100. {Sep 5}

1941: & Inauguration of the canonical journal The Jurist, dedicated to Gratian, published by Canon Law Department of The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.

1950: Pope Pius XII, in ap. con. Solicitudinem Nostram, promulgates first Eastern codification on procedural law. AAS 42: 5-120.

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FEAST OF ST. RAYMOND OF PEÑAFORT

PATRON SAINT OF CANON LAWYERS

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1989: Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith publishes the new text for Professio Fidei and the Iusiurandum fidelitatis in suscipiendo officio nomine Ecclesiae exercendo. AAS 81: 104-106.

2004: & Ernest Caparros, as General Editor, introduces the Exegetical Commentary on the Code of Canon Law, in 5 vols bound as 8.

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1962: & Cabreros de Anta, et al, publish the Comentarios al Codigo de Derecho Canonico, in 4 vols, a leading Spanish-language commentary on the 1917 Code, and the last pan-textual, multi-volume commentary on Pio-Benedictine law.

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1872: ' Charles Bachofen, in Mels, Switzerland. {Dec 3}   

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1726: A decree of the Congregation of the Council confirms that the Roman Pontiff can and does dispense from non-consummated marriages. CIC Font 5: 753-754.

1924: Congregation of the Council restricts term "recourse" to administrative procedures, and "appeal" to judicial processes. AAS 16: 163 

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1966: Pietro Cdl. Ciriaci invites world’s episcopal conferences to make suggestions regarding post-Conciliar revision of the Code of Canon Law. {Dec 30}

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1459: Pope Pius II, in cons. Exsecrabilis, firmly rejects the alleged superiority of a Council over a Pope.

1906: Pope St. Pius X, in Provida, extends Tridentine requirement of matrimonial canonical form to Germany.

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1235: & St. Raymond of Peñafort publishes his Responsa Canonica, a handbook on conscience cases.

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 865: Pope St. Nicholas I, in a letter to Hincmar of Rheims, criticizes the archbishop’s conveniently selective use of (what turned out to be) the False Decretals.

1489: Hieronymus de Zanettinis, of Bologna, expert in comparative law, delivers his last lectures. {Apr 8}

1587: Pope Sixtus V, in Immensa, establishes the basic modern structure of the Roman Curia. {Jun 28}

2002: U Jean Beyer, sj, professor of canon law at the Gregorianum. {Apr 26}

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1909, 1920: & German moralist and canon lawyer Dominicum Prümmer, op, dedicates the first (pre-Code) and second (post-Code) editions, respectively, of his commentary Manuale Iuris Canonici. {Jun 9}

1923: & J.B. Raus completes his Institutiones Canonicae.

Note: For several centuries, this was the feast day of St. Raymond of Peñafort.

D. Prümmer, op

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1924: & Matthaeus a Coronata completes his Institutiones Iuris Canonici, in 5 vols. 

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1300: & Guido de Baysio, Archdeacon of Bologna, teacher of Johannes Andreas, completes his Apparatus ad Decretum, or Rosarium.

1585: Pope Gregory XIII issues Populis, one of three papal pronouncements on matrimonial law for converts directly incorporated in the 1917 Code. 1917 CIC Doc. VIII.

Pope Bl John XXIII

1959: Pope Bl. John XXIII, in Consistory, announces his intention to convoke the Second Vatican Council and to reform the 1917 Code of Canon Law. AAS 51: 65-69. {Jun 29}

1983: Pope John Paul II, in ap. con. Sacrae disciplinae leges, promulgates the 1983 Code of Canon Law. (Photo). Also, in ap. con. Divinus perfectionis Magister, he promulgates current law on beatification and canonization cases, per 1983 CIC 1403. AAS 75: 349; CLD 10: 266-273.

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1564: Pope Pius IV, in Tametsi, begins the promulgation of the Tridentine requirement of canonical form for marriage. Cf 1983 CIC 1108-1123.

Pius IV

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1981: The Instituto Martin de Azpilcueta at the University of Navarre begins work on what will become the Codigo de derecho canonico...anotada (1983), using the 1980 Schema.

1983: New norms for the Roman Rota, made necessary by the 1983 Code, take effect.

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1376: William of Horboch, later author of, among other things, the Novae (an important collection of Rotal decisions) begins his five years of service on the Roman Rota. DDC 5: 1076-1077 {May 30, Aug 22}

1678/9: The London Gazette reports that, after more than a century of being out of print, a new edition of Lynwoode's Provinciale has been released.

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1226: Pope Honorius III, in Novae causarum, promulgates the Compilatio Quinta.

Cdl Stickler