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• Papal bull — A Papal bull is a particular type of letters patent or charter issued by a pope. It is named after the bulla that was appended to the end to authenticate it.Papal bulls were originally issued by the pope for many kinds of communication of a… …   Wikipedia

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• Papal Arbitration — • An institution almost coeval with the papacy itself Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Papal Arbitration     Papal Arbitration      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Papal Decretals —     Papal Decretals     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Papal Decretals     I. DEFINITION AND EARLY HISTORY     (1) In the wide sense of the term decretalis (i.e. epistola decretalis) signifies a pontifical letter containing a… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Papal conclave, 1621 — Papal conclave 1621 (February 8 – February 9) – convoked after the death of Pope Paul V, elected Cardinal Alessandro Ludovisi, who under the name of Gregory XV became 234th Pope of the Catholic Church. It was the shortest conclave in the… …   Wikipedia

• Papal Diplomatics —     Papal Diplomatics     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Papal Diplomatics     The word diplomatics, following a Continental usage which long ago found recognition in Mabillon s De Re Diplomaticâ , has of late come to denote also in… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Papal diplomatics — is the scholarly study of the official documents of the Papacy. Contents 1 History 2 Subject matter 3 Notes 4 References History …   Wikipedia

• Papal appointment — is the oldest method for the selection of the pope. Until the 11th century, most popes were appointed by secular European rulers or by their predecessors. Christian Chronicler . [http://www.christianchronicler.com/history1/medieval papacy.html… …   Wikipedia



• Papal Orders of Chivalry — The emblem of the Papacy Papal Orders of Chivalry are orders of knighthood bestowed by the Pope. The Holy See, a recognised subject of international law and sovereign entity, has awarded the distinction of knighthood since the early medieval… …   Wikipedia

• Papal brief — The Papal Brief is a formal document emanating from the Pope, in a somewhat simpler and more modern form than a Papal Bull.HistoryThe introduction of briefs, which occurred at the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Eugenius IV, was clearly… …   Wikipedia