This pope, who was a remarkably skilful and learned lawyer, caused to be prepared in 1234 the well known Nova Compilatio Decretalium, printed at Mainz in 1473. He it was who canonized Saints Elizabeth, Dominic and [Anthony of Padua]?, and also Francis of Assisi, of whom he had been a personal friend. His encroachments upon the rights of the English Church during the ignominous reign of Henry III are well known; but similar attempst against the liberties of the national church of France only served to call forth the celebrated Pragmatic Sanction of St. Louis. |
This pope, who was a remarkably skilful and learned lawyer, caused to be prepared in 1234 the well known Nova Compilatio Decretalium, printed at Mainz in 1473. He it was who canonized Saints Elizabeth, Dominic and [Anthony of Padua]?, and also Francis of Assisi, of whom he had been a personal friend. His encroachments upon the rights of the English Church during the ignominous reign of Henry III are well known; but similar attempst against the liberties of the national church of France only served to call forth the celebrated Pragmatic Sanction of St. Louis. |
This pope, who was a remarkably skilful and learned lawyer, caused to be prepared in 1234 the well known Nova Compilatio Decretalium, printed at Mainz in 1473. He it was who canonized Saints Elizabeth, Dominic and [Anthony of Padua]?, and also Francis of Assisi, of whom he had been a personal friend. His encroachments upon the rights of the English Church during the ignominous reign of Henry III are well known; but similar attempst against the liberties of the national church of France only served to call forth the celebrated Pragmatic Sanction of St. Louis.
Gregory IX was succeeded by Celestine IV
from the 9th edition (1880) of an unnamed encyclopedia.