| | The canonical period known as the Ius Novissimum ran from the Council of Trent (1545-1563) to the promulgation of the Pio-Benedictine Code (1917). Beginning in the Renaissance, then, running through the Baroque and the discovery of the New World, and reaching well into Modernity, this period saw some of the greatest syntheses of canon law ever composed. The codification of canon law in the early 20th century had the effect of discouraging research into this period even though it was rich in social, pastoral, and legal insights. Now that codified law is firmly established in canonistics, it seems "safe" to begin revisiting some of the classical works of the Ius Novissimum to mine them for the theoretical and practical insights they offer. For general overviews of the Ius Novissimum, see: Alphonsus Van Hove, Prolegomena ad Codicem Iuris Canonici, 2nd ed., (Dessain, 1945) at 383-407 (fontes) and 529-612 (scriptores); Petrus Wernz, Ius Decretalium [see below] I: esp. 423-459; and Consant Van de Wiel, History of Canon Law (Peeters/ Eerdmans, 1991) 135-166. For an overview of the underlying structure of the Ius Novissimum, see Ius Decretalium. Abbreviations used here are as follows: |  Frontispiece to Lancelloti's "Institutes of Canon Law" | | DDC DTC CE NCE NCE2 | Dictionnaire de Droit Canonique Dictionnaire de Theologie Catholique [Old] Catholic Encyclopedia New Catholic Encyclopedia New Catholic Encycl., 2nd ed. | 1924-1967 1923-1950 1907-1913 1967 2004 |
Some of these, or at least some of their works, are listed on the Master Page on the Ius Decretalium (1234-1918), here. Martinus de Azpilcueta (Navarrus), 1493-1586, Spanish | Lambert, DDC I: 1579 Bellamy, DTC I/2: 2119 | • De redditibus beneficiorum ecclesiasticorum, = • Delectiones, 1542-1548 | Giovanni Paulo Lancelotti, 1522-1590, Italian layman Naz, DDC VI: 333 Van Hove, CE VIII: 774 Larroque, NCE VIII: 356 | • Institutionum juris canonici commentarium, 1560 • Institutiones Juris Canonici quibus ius pontificium singulari methodo libris quatuor comprehenditur, 1563 • De Comparatione iuris pontificii et caesarei, 1674 • Institutionum juris canonici commentarium, 1574 • Index rerum Corporis iuris canonici, 1580 • Regularum ex universo pontificio jure libri tres, 1587 | André De(l)vau(l)x (Vallensis), 1569-1636, Belgian | Naz, DDC IV: 1097 | • Paratitla sive summaria et methodica explicatio Decretalium D.Gregorii Papae IX. Opus novum, Scholae ac Foro, & Decretis Concilii Tridenti, 1628 | Henricus Zoesius, 1571-1627, = | Naz, DDC VII: 1672 | • Commentarium seu praelectiones ad Decretales Gregorii IX, 1647 | Paulus Layman(n), 1574-1635, German Jesuit Jombart, DDC VI: 366 Ott, CE IX: 95 Donovan, NCE VII: 583 | • Jus Canonicum seu Commentaria in libros decretalium, 1666-1698 • Theologia Moralis in quinque libros partita, 1625 | Prosper Fagnani 1588?-1678, Italian cleric. Manuel Gonzalez Tellez, d. 1649, Spanish | Naz, DDC VII: 1170 | • Commentaria perpetua in singulos textus quinque librorum Decretalium Gregorii IX, 1673 | Augustino Barbosa, 1590-1649, Portugese prelate | Raffalli, DDC II: 203 Meehan, CE II: 287 Buckley, NCE II: 92 Buckley, NCE2 II: 96 | • Variae Juris Tractationes, 1631 • Historia Juris Ecclesiastici Universi Libri tres, 1633 • Collectanea doctorum ... in ius pontificium universum, 1645 | Henricus Wa(n)gnereck, 1595-1664, German Jesuit | Naz, DDC VII: 1635 Grausem, DTC XV/2: 3510 Scheid, CE XV: 546 | • Commentarius exegeticus sacrorum canonum seu expositio brevis, 1672 | Hans Ludwig Engel, d. 1674, Austrian Benedictine | Lepointe, DDC V: 342 Van Hove, CE V: 429 Piskula, NCE V: 349 | • Manuale parochorum, 1661 • Forum competens, 1663 • Tractatus de privilegiis et juribus monasteriorum, 1664 • Collegium universi juris canonici, 1671-1674 | Jean Cabassut, 1604?-1685, French Oratorian | Raffelli, DDC II:1185 Ingold, DTC II/2" 1279 Maas, CE III:126 Buckley, NCE II: 1036 | • Iuris canonici theoria et praxis ad forum tam sacramentale quam contentiosam, 1660 | Enricus Pirhing, 1606-1679, German Jesuit Naz, DDC VI: 1504 Grausem, DTC XII/2 2125 Van Hove, CE XII: 108 Piskula, NCE XI: 381 | • Jus Canonicum nova methodo explicatum, 1674-1678 • Universum Ius canonicum secundum titulos Decretalium distributum, 1674-1677; Abridged as: Facilius et succincta sacrorum canonum doctrina, 1690 • Synopsis Pirhingana seu compendium SS. canonum doctrina, 1693 | Giovanni Battista de Luca, 1614-1683, Italian prelate | Van Hove, CE IX: 404 | • Relatio Curiae Romanae, 1683 • Annotationes praticae ad S. Conciluim Tridentinum, 1684 • Sacrae Rotae decisiones ad Theatrum Veritatis et Justitiae, 1700 | Louis D'Eynac Thomassin, 1619-1695, French Oratorian Chevailler, DDC VII: 1250 Molien, DTC XV/1: 812 Ingold, CE XIV: 697-698 Auvray, NCE XIV: 126 | • Ancienne et nouvelle discipline de l'église touchant les bénéfices et les bénéficiers, 1678-1679 | Johann Georg (Anacletus) Reiffenstuel, 1641-1703, German Capuchin Naz, DDC VII: 547-548 Teetaert, DTC XIII/2: 2126 Van Hove, CE XII: 724 Bonner, NCE XII: 212 | • Theologia Moralis, 1692 • Jus Canonicum Universum, 1700 • Tractatus de regulis juris, 1733 | Francis Xavier Schmalzgrueber, 1663-1735, German Jesuit | Naz, DDC VII: 788 Delchard, DTC XIV/1: 1509 Meehan, CE XIII: 545 Bonner, NCE XII: 1137 | • Jus Ecclesiasticum Universum, 1719 • Consilia seu Responsa Juris, 1722 | Franz Schmier, 1680-1728, Austrian Benedictine Ubaldus Giraldi a sancto Caietano, 1692-1775, Italian Piarist | Naz, DDC V: 971 Van Hove, CE VI: 568 | • Expositio iuris pontificii iuxta recentiorem Ecclesiae disciplinam, 1769 | Adam Huth, 1696-1771?, German Jesuit | Jombart, DDC V: 1232 | • Jus Canonicum ad Libros V Decretalium, 1731 | Vitus Pichler, 1670-1736, German Jesuit | Lahache, DDC VI: 1463 Jombart, DTC XII/2: 1609 Fanning, CE XII: 75 | • Candidatus jurisprudentiæ sacræ, 1722 • Summa jurisprudentiæ sacræ universæ, 1723 | Anselm Schnell, d. 1751, German Benedictine | | • Jus Canonicum Abbreviatum, Id est, Quinque Librorum Decretalium Gregorii IX. Pont. Max. Summa Seu Compendium, 1742 | Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, 1675-1758, Italian prelate, later Pope Benedict XIV (1740-1758) | Naz, DDC II: 752 Healy, CE II: 432 Shay, NCE II: 278 Shay, NCE2 II: 247 | • Institutiones Ecclesiasticae, 1731. Italian original. • De Servorum Dei, 1734-1738 • De Synodo Dioecesana in libros tredecim, 1748 • Quaestiones Canonicae et Morales, post 1741 | Placidus Böckhn, 1690-1752, German Benedictine | Just, DDC II: 927 Oestriech, CE II: 608 Donovan, NCE II: 628 | • Quaestiones miscellaneae ex jure publico canonico, 1731 • Commentarium in ius canonicum universum, 1735-1739 | Lucius Ferraris, d. 1763? Italian Franciscan Carbo Sebastiani Berardi, 1719-1768, Italian priest | Carret, DDC II: 766 Meehan, CE II: 485 Donovan, NCE II: 319 | • Gratiani canones genuini ab apocryphis discreti, corrupti ad emendatiorum codicum fidem exacti, difficiliores commodâ interpretatione illustrati, 1752-57+++ • (anon) Compendium Commentariorum Caroli Sebastiani Berardi in Canones Gratiani, 1778 • De Variis Sacrorum Canonum Collectionibus ante Gratianum, 1752 • Commentaria in Jus Ecclesiasticum Universum, 1766 • Institutiones Juris Ecclesiastici,1769 | Jacobus Zallinger zum Thurn, 1735-1813, German Jesuit | Ott, CE XV: 745 | • Institutionum juris naturalis et ecclesiastici, 1784 • De usu publici commentarioulus, 1784 • Institutiones juris ecclesiastici, maxime privati, 1792/3 | Ioannes Devoti, 1744-1820, Italian prelate | Naz, DDC IV: 1192 Ortolan, DTC IV/2: 678 Van Hove, CE IV: 768 | • De notissimis in jure legibus libri duo, 1766 (1830?) • Institutionem canonicarum libri IV, 1785 • Iuris canonici universi publici et privati libri quinque, unfin., 1803-1815 | George Phillips, 1804-1872, German layman Philippus de Angelis, 1824-1881, Italian | | • Praelectiones iuris canonici ad methodum Decretalium Gregorii IX, 1877-1891 | Franciscus Wernz, 1842-1914, German Jesuit | Naz, DDC VII: 1636 Grausem, DTC XV/2: 3530 | • Ius Decretalium, 1894-1911 | Ethelred Luke Taunton, 1857-1907, English priest The Council of Trent | Paul III | | | I | 30 December 1545 | Procedural matters | - | | II | 07 January 1546 | Procedural matters | - | | III | 04 February 1546 | Symbol of Faith | - | | IV | 08 April 1546 | Sacred Scripture | proto-imprimatur | | V | 17 June 1546 | Original Sin | lectureships, alms | | VI | 30 January 1547 | Justification | clergy | | VII | 03 March 1547 | Sacraments, Baptism, Confirmation | varia | | VIII | 11 March 1547 | Procedural matters | - | | IX | 21 April 1547 | Procedural matters | - | | X | 2 June 1547 | Procedural matters | - | | Julius III | | | XI | 01 May 1551 | Procedural matters | - | | XII | 01 September 1551 | Procedural matters | - | | XIII | 11 October 1551 | Eucharist | canonical procedure | | XIV | 25 November 1551 | Penance & Anointing | varia | | XV | 25 January 1552 | Procedural matters | - | | XVI | 28 January 1552 | Procedural matters | - | | Marcellus II | | | No conciliar sessions were held during this very brief papacy. | | Pius IV | | | XVII | 18 January 1562 | Procedural matters | - | | XVIII | 26 February 1562 | Procedural matters | - | | IXX | 14 May 1562 | Procedural matters | - | | XX | 04 June 1562 | Procedural matters | - | | XXI | 16 July 1562 | Communion, both kinds, children | varia | | XXII | 17 September 1562 | The Mass | varia | | XXIII | 15 July 1563 | Holy Orders | clergy | | XXIV | 11 November 1563 | Marriage | varia | | XXV | 03 December 1563 | Purgatory, Saints, Religious | varia | |
