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Dr. Edward Peters

To work for the proper implementation of canon law is to play an extraordinarily

constructive role in continuing the redemptive mission of Christ. Pope John Paul II

9 may 2018

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Overview

Resource Page on Ferraris, Prompta Bibliotheca

This page orients researchers to the world's first true Catholic encyclopedia, the Prompta Bibliotheca, produced in 1746 by Lucius Ferraris, an Italian Franciscan canonist.

Overview

Revised at least twice during the author's lifetime, it was updated more than once through the 19th and into the early 20th centuries. While containing much that is not canon law, its canonical entries are excellent starting places for research into late Ius Novissimum canonistics. Obviously, Ferraris' canonical entries are alphabetical in order, not decretal. All entries are written in Latin, double-columns, 55-60 lines each, 5-8 words to the line; a few contain quotes in Italian. See brief biographies of Lucius Ferraris, below, and that by Ortolan, DTC V/2 2175.

Page numbers below taken from:

F. Lucii Ferraris (d. 1763?), Prompta Bibliotheca canonica, juridica, moralis, theologia, nec non ascetica, polemica, rubricistica, historica, editio novissima, in 7 vols., [1746] (Typis Abbatiae Montis Casini, 1844). While pagination varies according to to edition, I listed page numbers below to give one a sense of how large or small specific entries are. I corrected for many pagination errors in the edition I used.

Use this page to determine quickly whether a given topic was treated in Prompta Biblioteca, and if so, where.

The symbol " + " indicates supplemental

or appendix material available at the end

of that same volume.

Note that many entries have additions provided

"ex aliena manu", etc.

Special thanks to my daughter Catherine for

her help with many of

the tedious aspects

of this project!

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10.0pt">Abbas +

Aurora +

Cadaver +

II: 007-016

Caelibatus

II: 016-020

Calix

II: 020-024

Calvarius

II: 025

Cambium

II: 025-035

Campana

II: 036-039

Cancellaria

II: 040-045

Candela

II: 045-049

Candelabrum

II: 050

Canis

II: 050-051

Canon Missae +

II: 051-054

Canones

II: 055-057

Canonicatus +

II: 057-127

Canonici regulares +

II: 128- =

Cantor +

II: =

Capella +

II: = -140

Capellania +

II: 140-149

Capellanus +

II: 149-154

Capellanus monialium

II: 154-156

Capellanus militum

II: 156-171

Capitulum +

II: 171-190

Cappa

II: 191

Capuccini

II: 191-193

Cardinales +

II: 193-237

Caro +

II: 237

Catechumeni

II: 238-239

Cathedraticum

II: 239-242

Causae +

II: 242-246

Censura +

II: 246-254

Census +

II: 255-260

Cessiones

II: 261-262

Choreae

II: 263

Chorepiscopi

II: 263-264

Chrisma

II: 264-265

Circumcisio

II: 265-270

Cives

II: 270-283

Clausulae

II: 283-294

Clausura +

II: 294-296

Clavi crucifixionis Christi

II: 296

Clericus +

II: 297-357

Clerus

II: 358

Coadjutor +

II: 359-366

Coemeterium +

II: 366-368

Cognatio legalis

II: 368-369

Cognatio spiritualis +

II: 369-370

Collegium +

II: 370-378

Coma fictitia

II: 378-381

Commemoratio +

II: 381-383

Commodatum

II: 383-389

Communio +

II: 389-390

Comoediae

II: 390-394

Compensatio

II: 394-398

Competentia pastoralis

II: 398-400

Complex peccati

II: 400-404

Conceptio B.M.V. +

II: 404-416

Concilium +

II: 417-449

Conclavista

II: 449-452

Concordata

II: 452-457

Concordatum gallicum

II: 457-460

Concursus +

II: 460-479

Confessarius

II: 479-532

Confessio +

II: 532-533

Confirmatio +

II: 533-547

Confirmatio electionis

II: 547-550

Confraternitas +

II: 550-581

Congregationes ecclesiasticae romanae

II: 582-616

Congregationes cleri

II: 616-623

Congrua +

II: 623-631

Conjuges, conjugium

II: 631-640

Conscientia +

II: 641-660

Consecrare, consecratio

II: 660-661

Conservatores

II: 661-675

Constitutio Unigenitus

II: 675-679

Consuetudo +

II: 679-686

Contractus in genere +

II: 686-694

Contractus donationis

II: 694-712

Contractus emphyteusis +

II: 712-727

Contractus emptionis et venditionis

II: 727-761

Contributio

II: 761-764

Conventus

II: 764-791

Crux +

II: 792-801

Culpa

II: 801-803

Cultus sanctorum +

II: 803-825

De cultu sacratissimi Cordis Jesu

II: 825-826

Damnificatio, damnum +

III: 007-010

Decanus

III: 010-013

Decimae +

III: 013-037

Declarationes

III: 037-040

Defensor

III: 040-041

Degredatio

III: 041-046

Delectatio morosa

III: 046-053

Delegare, delegatus

III: 053-065

Denunciatio

III: 065-073

Depositum, depositarius +

III: 073-079

Deservitores

III: 079-080

Detractio

III: 080-091

Diaconus +

III: 091-092

Diaconissae

III: 092-094

Dioecesis

III: 095

Dismembratio +

III: 095-098

Dispensatio +

III: 099-106

Distributiones quotidianae +

III: 107-120

Divortium

III: 120-137

Doctrina Christiana

III: 137-140

Dominium +

III: 140-166

Dos, dotare +

III: 166-181

Duellum

III: 181-192

Diptyca

III: 192-193

Ecclesia +

III: 194-246

Edicta laicalia

III: 246-247

Ejicere, ejecti a religione

III: 248-263

Electio +

III: 263-301

Eleemosyna +

III: 301-311

Episcopatus

III: 311-314

Episcopus +

III: 314-376

Epistolae ecclesiasticae

III: 376-381

Eremita

III: 381-388

Eucharistia +

III: 388-429

Eunuchus, eunuchi

III: 430

Evictio

III: 430-434

Examen, examinare, examinari,

examinatores synodales +

III: 435-445

Exarchi et primates

III: 445-447

Excommunicatio +

III: 447-478

Executor litterarum apostolicarum +

III: 478-483

Exemptio

III: 483

Exequiae +

III: 484

Exercitia spiritualia

III: 484-486

Exhaeredatio

III: 486-490

Exorcizare, exorcista

III: 490-493

Expensae

III: 695

Expositi filii

III: 493

Expositio SS. Sacramenti +

III: 493

Extractio

III: 494

Extrema unctio +

III: 494-502

Falcidia

III: 503-508

Falsum, falsarius

III: 508-517

Fama

III: 517-522

Familia

III: 522-529

Familiaris

III: 530-534

Famuli, famulae

III: 534-537

Femina

III: 537-542

Fenestrae +

III: 542-544

Ferragosto

III: 544

Festa, festivitates +

III: 545-565

Feudum

III: 565-579

Fideicommissum

III: 579-583

Fidejussio, fidejussor

III: 584-593

Fides

III: 593-605

Fidei professio +

III: 605-608

Filius, filii

III: 608-623

Forum seu forus

III: 623-630

Franchitiae

III: 630-633

Franciscani

III: 633

Fraus

III: 633-635

Fructus ecclesiasticorum +

III: 635-636

Frumentum

III: 636-638

Funeralia

III: 712

Furnus

III: 639-640

Fur, furtum

III: 640-650

Gabella, Gabellarius

IV: 007-014

Graeci

IV: 014-015

Grassator, grassatio

IV: 016-017

Gratia ut est donum Dei

IV: 017-029

Gratia ut est gratiosa rescriptum

IV: 030-036

Gubernator

IV: 036-040

Gula

IV: 040-045

Habitus

IV: 046-057

Haereditas

IV: 057-063

Haeres

IV: 063-072

Haeresis

IV: 072-076

Haereticus +

IV: 076-086

Hebdomada, hebdomadarius

IV: 086-088

Hebraeus

IV: 088-109

Hemorrhoissa

IV: 109-110

Hermaphroditus

IV: 110-115

Hierarchia ecclesiastica

IV: 115-117

Hierosolymitani milites

IV: 117-125

Historia, historicus

IV: 126-132

Homicida, homicidium

IV: 132-144

Hortatoriae

IV: 144-145

Hospitale, hospitalarius

IV: 145-151

Hospitia regularium

IV: 151-153

Hypotheca, pignus

IV: 153-159

Ignorantia

IV: 208-212

Imagines

IV: 212-221

Immunitas ecclesiastica et ecclesiarum

IV: 221-268

Impediens

IV: 269-273

Incendiarii

IV: 273-275

Incorrigibilis

IV: 275-276

India, Indi

IV: 276

Indulgentia +

IV: 276-386

Infamia, infamis

IV: 386-390

Infantes

IV: 390

Infernus + +

IV: 390-406

Infidelitas

IV: 406

Infirmitas, infirmus

IV: 407-410

Ingressus

IV: 410

Inquisitionis S. Officium, inquisitores

IV: 410-416

Insignis, insignitas +

IV: 417-421

Insignia

IV: 421-424

Insordescens, insordescentia

IV: 424-426

Institutio seu instituere in beneficis

IV: 427-432

Instructio parochorum et
aliorum confessariorum

IV: 432-438

Instructio pro examine testium

IV: 438-439

Intentio

IV: 440-450

Interdicta

IV: 450-457

Interdictum +

IV: 457-468

Interpretatio legis

IV: 468-472

Interstitia

IV: 472-475

Invidia

IV: 475-477

Job propheta (Iob)

IV: 477-480

Ira

IV: 480-481

Irregularitas +

IV: 481-516

Jejunium +

IV: 160-194

Jesu societas

IV: 195-207

Jubilaeum

IV: 516-567

Judas Iscariotes

IV: 567-568

Judex

IV: 568-577

Judicium

IV: 577-582

Judicium temerarium,
suspicio, et dubitatio

IV: 582-584

Juramentum

IV: 584-631

Jurisdictio +

IV: 631-638

Jurisprudentia

IV: 638-641

Jus, justitia

IV: 641-655

Juspatronatus

IV: 656-691

Kalendarium

IV: 691-702

Kyrie eleison

IV: 702

Laicus

IV: 703-707

Latrones cruci cum

Christo affixi

IV: 707-709

Legatarius legatum

IV: 709-745

Legatum pium

IV: 802

Legatus

IV: 745-751

Legitima

IV: 751-756

Legitimatio

IV: 756-765

Lex

V: 005-048

Libellus famosus

V: 049-052

Libri

V: 053-056

Libri prohibiti

V: 056-080

Limina Apostolorum Romae

V: 080-090

Litaniae

V: 090-093

Litterae apostolicae

V: 093-094

Litterae

V: 094-096

Liturgia

V: 096-097

Liturgicum jus

V: 097-099

Locatio

V: 099-107

Loth patriarcha

V: 108-109

Ludus, Sponsio

V: 110-124

Luxuria

V: 124-133

Macellum

V: 133-134

Magi qui Christum

adoraverunt in Cunabulis

V: 134-136

Magister

V: 136-142

Magister caeremonium

V: 142-143

Magistratus

V: 143-145

Malchus

V: 145-146

Maritus

V: 146-148

Martyrium

V: 148-159

Martyrologium

V: 159-161

Mater

V: 161-166

Matrimonium +

V: 166-300

Mandatum

V: 300-306

Matutinum

V: 306-311

Medicus

V: 311-316

Melchisedech Rex, et sacerdos

V: 317

Melioramenta

V: 317-320

Mendacium

V: 320-324

Mercator

V: 324-325

Mercatus

V: 325-326

Merces

V: 326

Mercimonia

V: 326

Meretrix

V: 326-328

Metropolitanus

V: 329

Metus

V: 329-333

Miles

V: 333-335

Militia

V: 335-336

Minister sacramentorum

V: 336-347

Minoritae

V: 347-349

Miraculum

V: 349-353

Missa prout est sacrificium

V: 354-479

Missiones, missionarii +

V: 480-481

Molendinum, molitor

V: 481-482

Monachus

V: 482-487

Monasterium

V: 487-488

Moneta, montarium

V: 488-494

Moniales

V: 494-580

Monitorium

V: 581-590

Monopolium

V: 590-592

Montes pietatis

V: 592-600

Morganegiba, et margengaba, sive matrimonium ad morganaticam

V: 601

Moribundus

V: 601-610

Mortis articulus

V: 610

Mulctae

V: 610

Mulier

V: 610

Mundus

V: 611-649

Musica, musicus

V: 649-652

Mutuum +

V: 653-662

Natalis, natale

V: 663-664

Naufragium, naufragantes

V: 664-668

Nauticum foenus

V: 668-681

Necessitas

V: 681-684

Negotiatio

V: 685

Neophyti

V: 686-694

Notarius

V: 694-698

Notorium

V: 699-702

Novitiatus, novitius, novitia

V: 702-720

Nuncius

V: 720-721

Nundinae

V: 721

Nuptiae

V: 721-726

Oblati monasteriorum

V: 726

Oblationes

V: 726-732

Obstetrices

V: 733-734

Occasio peccandi

V: 734-735

Occultatio

V: 736

Octavae

V: 736-739

Oculus

V: 740

Odium

V: 740-742

Oeconomi ecclesiarum

V: 743-744

Officium divinum +

V: 744-783

Officium defunctorum

V: 783-785

Oleum infirmorum

V: 980

Opinio probabilis

V: 786-794

Oracula vivae vocis

V: 794-805

Oratio

V: 805-812

Oratorium

V: 812-836

Ordo, ordinare +

V: 837-902

Pactum

V: 902-917

Pallium

V: 917-918

Pantheismus

V: 912-922

Papa

V: 922-958

Papalis benedictio

VI: 005

Paramenta sacra

VI: 005-010

Parentes

VI: 010-016

Parochia, parochialis, parochianus

VI: 016-062

Parricidium

VI: 063

Parvuli

VI: 063

Pascha, paschalis communio

VI: 064-067

Pascua

VI: 067-070

Pater

VI: 070-073

Sancti Patres

VI: 073-077

Patria potestas

VI: 077-083

Patriarcha

VI: 084-085

Patricius

VI: 085-087

Patrimonium

VI: 087-093

Patronus patronatus

VI: 093

Patroni beneficiorum

VI: 093-094

Patroni sancti

VI: 094-096

Pax

VI: 096-097

Pax religiosa

VI: 097-098

Pax vesphalica

VI: 098-100

Peccatum

VI: 100-117

Peccata capitalia

VI: 117

Peculatus

VI: 117-119

Pensio, pensionarius +

VI: 119-144

Perquisitio

VI: 144-145

Pestis

VI: 145-146

Pignus

VI: 147

Pileolus

VI: 147-148

Placitum regium

VI: 148-154

Plagium

VI: 154-155

Poena

VI: 155-184

Poenitentiae sacramentum

VI: 185-250

Poenitentia publica

VI: 250-252

Poenitentiaria apostolica

VI: 252-254

Polygamia

VI: 254-259

Pontificalia

VI: 259-260

Pontius Pilatus

VI: 260-261

Porta

VI: 261

Portio portionarii cathedralium

VI: 262-263

Portio congrua

VI: 263-264

Possessio

VI: 264-265

Possessor bonae et malae fidei

VI: 265-276

Postliminium

VI: 276-277

Postulatio praelatorum

VI: 277-284

Praebenda

VI: 284

Praebenda theologalis

et poenitentialis +

VI: 285-286

Praecedentia +

VI: 287-302

Praedicare, praedicator +

VI: 303-316

Praedicatorum ordo

VI: 316-317

Praefatio

VI: 317-318

Praesentatio, praesentatus
ad beneficium

VI: 318-319

Praestimonium

VI: 319-320

Praesumptio

VI: 320-323

Praeventio jurisdictionis

VI: 323-325

Pragmatica sanctio gallorum

VI: 325-326

Precarium, precariae

VI: 326-329

Preces publicae

VI: 329

Presbyterum

VI: 329-330

Primates

VI: 330-331

Primicerius

VI: 331-332

Primitiae

VI: 332-334

Privilegium

VI: 334-362

Probatio

VI: 362-369

Processiones +

VI: 370-381

Processus curiae laicae

laesiv. immunitatis

VI: 381

Processus curiae ecclesiasticae

VI: 381-383

Procuratio

VI: 384-389

Procurator

VI: 389-394

Propositiones damnatae

VI: 395-431

Prospectus

VI: 431

Protonotarii de numero

participantium +

VI: 431-434

Protonotarius titularis
seu extra numerum

VI: 434-435

Psalmus, psalterium

VI: 436-441

Punctator, punctatura

VI: 441-443

Purgatorium

VI: 443-447

Quadragesima

VI: 447-451

Quarta funeralis

VI: 452-460

Quator tempora

VI: 460-461

Quaestuare, quaestuarii

seu quaestores

VI: 461-464

Quinquagesima

VI: 464-465

Raptor, raptus

VI: 465

Rationis usus

VI: 466

Recognitio corporis delicti

VI: 466-467

Recursus

VI: 467-469

Referendarii Curiae Romanae

VI: 469-470

Refractarii

VI: 470

Regalia ejusque jus

VI: 470-471

Regimen

VI: 471-475

Regularis praelatus

VI: 475-485

Regularis professio

VI: 485-518

Regulares + + +

VI: 518-569

Regularis delinquens et

quoad immunitatem

VI: 569-574

Regulae Juris Canonici

VI: 574-576

Regulae Juris Civilis

VI: 576-584

Religio naturales et revelata

VI: 584-618

Religiones regulares et militares

VI: 618-659

Reliquiae

VI: 660

Remex

VI: 660-661

Repudium

VI: 662

Recissio ac nullitas matrimonii

VI: 662-667

Rescriptum

VI: 668-677

Reservatio casuum

VI: 677-690

Residentia, residere

VI: 690-701

Resignatio seu renunciatio beneficiorum et permutatio eorum

VI: 701-720

Resolutiones sacrarum congregationum

VI: 720

Restitutio in integrum

VI: 721-726

Restitutio

VI: 726-782

Restrictio mentalis

VII: 005-006

Reus

VII: 007-012

Ritus

VII: 013-015

Rogationes

VII: 015-017

Romani Pontifices

VII: 017-022

Rubricae

VII: 022-028

Sabbatum

VII: 028-032

Sacerdotium, sacerdos

VII: 032-044

Sacramentum +

VII: 045-056

Sacrificium

VII: 057-063

Sacrilegium

VII: 063-065

Sacrista, sacristia

VII: 063-066

Salutatio angelica

VII: 066-067

Samaritana a Christo conversa

VII: 067

Sanctitas, sancti

VII: 067-068

Scandalum

VII: 068-071

Schisma, schismatici

VII: 072-075

Scholasticus

VII: 075-076

Scientia in beneficiariis

VII: 077-079

Scriptura Sacra

VII: 079-097

Scripturae, seu instrumenta

VII: 097-109

Scrupulus

VII: 109-110

Secretarius secretum

VII: 110-112

Secularizatio

VII: 112-115

Sedes vacans +

VII: 115-119

Sedes scamna

VII: 119-123

Seminarium

VII: 123-148

Sententia

VII: 148-161

Sepultura

VII: 161-199

Sequestratio, seu sequestrum

VII: 200-203

Servitus

VII: 203-208

Sigillum

VII: 209-212

Sigillum sacramentalis confessionis

VII: 212-219

Simonia

VII: 219-249

Societas seu societatis contractus

VII: 250-259

Societas inter fratres

VII: 259-267

Sollicitatio ad turpia

VII: 267-276

Solutio

VII: 276-284

Somnium

VII: 284-288

Somnus

VII: 288-290

Sors

VII: 290-293

Sortilegium

VII: 294

Spectacula

VII: 294

Spicae

VII: 294-295

Spiritus Sanctus

VII: 295

Spoliator, spoliatus

VII: 295-299

Spolium

VII: 299-305

Sponsalia

VII: 305-335

Sponsi

VII: 335-336

Statio

VII: 336-337

Stola

VII: 338-340

Stuprator, sturpum

VII: 340-342

Subcollector apostolicus

VII: 342-346

Subsidium caritativum

VII: 346-351

Successio ab intestato

VII: 352-360

Suffragia

VII: 360-363

Superbia

VII: 363-364

Superior

VII: 365-366

Superiores

VII: 366

Superstitio

VII: 366-377

Surripientes

VII: 377-378

Suspensio +

VII: 378-384

Symbolum

VII: 385-390

Syndicus

VII: 391-400

Tabaccum

VII: 401-404

Tabernaculum +

VII: 404

Taberna, tabernarii seu caupones

VII: 404-405

Tactus impudici

VII: 405-407

Tarraconense concilium

VII: 407

Taxa

VII: 408-416

Te Deum laudamus

VII: 416-420

Templa gentilium

VII: 421

Territorium separatum

VII: 421

Tertiarii, tertiariae +

VII: 421-431

Testamentum

VII: 431-470

Testimoniales et commendatitiae

literae ubi etiam de transitu de

una ad aliam dioecesim

VII: 470-473

Testis

VII: 473-502

Thalmud Hebraeorum

VII: 502-505

Theologia, theologus

VII: 505-506

Thurificatio

VII: 507-514

Titulus

VII: 514-517

Tolerantia

VII: 517-518

Tonsura

VII: 519

Traditiones

VII: 519-520

Transactio

VII: 520-525

Transitus

VII: 525-528

Transitus sententiae in rem
judicatam, ubi etiam de
condemnatione in expensis

VII: 529-530

Translatio

VII: 531-532

Tregua

VII: 533

Tridentini concilii decreta

VII: 534

Trisagium

VII: 534-535

Tutela, tutor, cura, curator

VII: 535-547

Vacatio, vacare

VII: 547-548

Vagus, vagabundus

VII: 548-549

Vasa sagra

VII: 549-551

Vaticana basilica

VII: 551-552

Venatio, venator

VII: 552-555

Venditio

VII: 556

Venenum

VII: 556

Vestis

VII: 557-561

Viaticum

VII: 561-565

Vicarius apostolicus

VII: 565-570

Vicarius capitularis

VII: 570-583

Vicarius foraneus

VII: 583-585

Vicarius generalis episcopi +

VII: 585-604

Vicarius parochialis

VII: 604-610

Vicarius urbis

VII: 611-613

Vicinus

VII: 614

Vidua, viduus

VII: 614

Vigilia

VII: 615-618

Vinum

VII: 618-621

Vir

VII: 621

Virga poenitentiariorum

VII: 622

Virtus

VII: 622-637

Vis

VII: 637-639

Visitare, visitatio, visitator

VII: 639-663

Vita communis

VII: 663-669

Vitricus

VII: 669

Unio beneficiorum, seu ecclesiarum

VII: 669-681

Votum +

VII: 681-748

Usucapio seu praescriptio

VII: 748-768

Usufructus, usus

VII: 786-793

Usura

VII: 768-786

Usus magnetismi

VII: 819

Ut ecclesiastica beneficia sine diminutione conferantur

VII: 793-796

Utensilia +

VII: 796-799

Uxor

VII: 799-807

Xenia

VII: 807-809

Zelotypia

VII: 809

Zingari, zingarae

VII: 809-810

Zizania

VII: 810-813

Accessio sive adjunctio

→

Dominum

Acolythatus

→

Ordo

Adoptatio

→

Impedimenta matrimonii

Adoratio

→

Veneratio sanctorum

Advena

→

Lex

Affectio beneficii

→

Beneficia

Alluvio

→

Dominum

Alma Redemptoris

→

Antiphona

Amphibologia

→

Accusatus, Juramentum, Restrictio mentalis, Victus

Angelica salutatio

→

Salutatio angelica

Antiquata propositio

→

Propositiones damnatae

Apocrypha propositio

→

Propositiones damnatae

Apocryphae indulgentiae

→

Indulgentia

Athea propositio

→

Propositiones damnatae

Applicatio Missae

→

Missa

Arbor consanguinitatis,
et affinitatis

→

Impedimenta matrimonii, Affinitas

Asylum

→

Immunitas

Attritio

→

Poenitentiale sacramentum

Ave Regina

→

Antiphona

Augurium

→

Superstitio

Auscipium

→

Superstitio

Barbitonsores

→

Festa

Beatificatio

→

Cultus sanctorum

Bestialitas

→

Luxuria

Biblia Sacra

→

Scriptura Sacra

Caducitas

→

Emphyteusis

Caecus

→

many suggestions

Capillitium fictitium

→

Coma fictitia

Castitas

→

Votum

Casus fortuitus

→

Commodatum

Casus reservati

→

Reservatio casuum

Caupo

→

Taberna, Clericus

Character sacramentalis

→

Sacramentum

Charitas

→

Virtus

Charitativum subsidium

→

Subsidium charitativum

Chiromantia

→

Superstitio

Christus

→

many suggestions

Circumstantiae peccatorum

→

Poenitentiae sacramentum

Codicillus

→

Testamentum

Cognatio naturalis

→

Impedimenta matrimonii

Collatiuncula

→

Jejunium

Color paramentorum

→

Paramente sacra

Comessationes

→

Ecclesia

Commutaio legatorum priorum

→

Legatum

Concionator

→

Praedicator

Concordata quoad beneficia

→

Beneficia

Concubinarius, Concubinatus

→

Absolutio, Luxuria, Poena

Concussio

→

Poena

Conditio prout est impedimentum matrimonii

→

Matrimonii quoad impedimenta

Conductio, conductor

→

Locatio

Confusio pro acquirendo rerum domino

→

Dominum

Consanguinitatis

→

Impedimenta dirimenta matrimonium

Contritio

→

Poenitentiae sacramentum

Contumelia

→

Detractio

Crapula

→

Clericus

Crimen prout est impedimentum matrimonii

→

Matrimonii quoad impedimenta

Cura, curator

→

Tutela, tutor

Custodes conducti ad impedienda damna

→

Locatio, Restitutio

Debitor, debitum

→

Restitutio, solutio

Debitum conjugale

→

Matrimonium

Decanatus sacri colegii

→

Cardinales

Decoctio, decoctor

→

Restitutio, solutio

Dedicationis festum

→

S. Rituum Congregationis

Definitiva sententia

→

Sententia

Defloratiom deflorare

→

Stuprum, Stuprator

Defunctorum officium

→

Officium defunctorum

Denunciationes Matrimonii

→

Matrimonium

Depositio

→

Degredatio

Desperatio

→

Virtus

Diaconatus

→

Ordo

Dieta

→

Benedictio

Dilapidatio

→

Poena

Dimissoriae

→

Ordo

Dispensatio in/ab ...

→

many suggestions

Divinatio

→

Superstitio

Dolor

→

Poenitentiae sacramentum

Dolus

→

Commodatum

Domicilium pro

contrahendo matrimonio

→

Matrimonium

Domicilium pro

ordinibus suscipiendis

→

Ordo

Donatio

→

Contractus donationes

Dubitatio temeraria

→

Judicium temararium

Dubium

→

Conscientia

Ebrietas

→

Clericus, Irregularitas, Gula

Educandae

→

many suggestions

Emphyteusis

→

Contractus emphyteusis

Emptio et venditio

→

Contractus emptio

et venditio

Error

→

Confessarius, Jurisdictio, Impedimenta matrimonii

Executor testamentarius

→

Testamentum

Exemptio regularium

→

Regulares

Exorcistatus

→

many suggestions

Fiscus

→

Poena

Fornicatio

→

Luxuria, Poena

Fortitudo

→

Virtus

Fugitivus a religione

→

Apostata

Fundator beneficii

→

Beneficia, Capellania

Funeralia, funera

→

Sepultura

Geomantia

→

Superstitio

Gradus affinitatis et consanguinitatis

→

Affinitas, Impedimenta matrimonia

Guidachium seu pedacium

→

Gabella

Haeretica propositio

→

Propositiones damnatae

Honestas publica

→

Impedimenta matrimonii

Honor

→

Detractio

Horae canonicae

→

Officium divinum

Hospitatio militum

→

Milites

Hydromatia

→

Superstitio

Idolatria

→

many suggestions

Illegitimus

→

Filius

Immunditia

→

Gula, Luxuria

Impedimenta matrimonii

→

Matrimonium

Impotentia

→

Impedimenta matrimonii

Impudictia

→

Luxuria

Incensatio

→

Thurific.

Incestus

→

Filius, Luxuria, Poena

Ingressus

→

many suggestions

Inimicus

→

Odium, Virtus, Caritas

Injuria

→

Conservatores, Poena

Instrumenta

→

Scripturae

Interlocutoria sententia

→

Sententia, Appellatio

Intrusus in beneficium

→

Beneficia

Judaeus

→

Hebraeus

Judaica propositio

→

Propositiones damnatae

Laesio

→

Emptio, Vendititio

Largititio

→

Regulares, Xenia, Poena

Legislator

→

Lex

Legitimus

→

Filius

Lex commissoria

→

Emptio, Hypotheca

Liberalitas

→

Avaritia

Ligamen

→

Impedimenta matrimonii

Linea affinitatis, consanguinitatis, legalis paternitatis, legalis fraternitatis, legalis affinitatis

→

Affinitas, Impedimenta matrimonii

Livellum

→

Monialis

Lunaticus et furiosus

→

Irregularitas

Magia

→

Superstitio

Medicantes religiosi

→

many suggestions

Metoposcopia

→

Superstitio

Minor minorennis

→

many suggestions

Mollities

→

Luxuria

Munera

→

Xenia

Negromantia

→

Superstitio

Nomina affinitatis et consanguinitatis

→

Affinitas

Nummus

→

Emptio

Obedientia

→

Votum

Obreptio

→

Rescriptum

Observatio vana

→

Superstitio

Occisio

→

Homicida, homocidium

Occultum

→

Notorium

Occupatio pro acquirendo

→

Dominium

Officiales bellici

→

Bellum

Omen

→

Superstitio

Onyromantia

→

Superstitio

Opinio

→

Conscientia

Oraculum superstitiosum

→

Superstitio

Ordo prout est impedimentum matrimonii

→

Matrimonium

Organa

→

Musica, Paramenta, Sacerdos

Ostiariatus

→

Ordo

Pabulatio

→

Bellum, Pascua

Pagana propositio

→

Propositiones damnatae

Palatium

→

Immunitas

Parochi praesentia quoad matrimonia

→

Matrimonium

Patrinus

→

Baptismus

Paupertas

→

Votum

Peccatum contra naturam

→

Luxuria

Pecunia

→

Emptio

Pedagium seu guidagium

→

Gabella

Pedomantia

→

Superstitio

Percussio

→

Excommunicatio

Peregrini

→

Lex

Perjurium

→

many suggestions

Permutatio beneficiorum

→

Resignatio

Personatus

→

Beneficium

Physiognomia

→

Superstitio

Poenitentiarus

→

Canonicus

Pollutio

→

Luxuria

Portorium

→

Gabella

Praeceptum

→

Lex

Praedictiones determinati temporis futurorum

→

Praedicare, Astrologia

Praelatus regulares

→

Regularis praelatus

Praescriptio

→

Usucapio

Presbyteratus

→

Ordo

Pretaticum

→

Hebraeus

Primae preces imperatoris

→

Benenficia

Privatio vocis activae et passivae et officii vel beneficii

→

Lex

Prodigialitas

→

Avaritia

Professio fidei

→

Fidei professio

Professio regularis

→

Regularis professio

Pubertas

→

Matrimonium

Publica honestas

→

Matrimonium

Pyomantia

→

Superstitio

Pytonia

→

Superstitio

Rapina

→

Furtum

Repraesentationes an et quae fieri possit in ecclesiis

→

Ecclesia

Retractus gentilitius

→

Contractus emptionis

Rixa

→

Bellum, Virtus

Rumor

→

Fama

Sapiens errorem propositio

→

Propositiones damnatae

Sapiens haeresim propositio

→

Propositiones damnatae

Sapientia

→

Theologia

Satisfactio sive poenitentia sacramentalis

→

Poenitentiae sacramentum

Schismatica propositio

→

Propositiones damnatae

Scientia confessarii

→

Confessarius

Seditio

→

Bellum, Virtus

Seditiosa propositio

→

Propositiones damnatae

Sodomia

→

Luxuria

Solemnitates pro aliendis rebus eccles.

→

Alienatio

Solemnitates contractuum

→

Contractus

Solidus

→

Cathedraticum, Donatio

Spadones

→

Matrimonia, Patria potestas

Spatulomatia

→

Superstitio

Spes

→

Virtus

Sportulae

→

Judex

Stellionatus

→

Poena

Stipes

→

Matrimonium

Subdiaconus

→

Ordo

Subornatio

→

Poena

Subreptio

→

Rescriptum

Successor in beneficio ecclesiastico

→

Locatio, Solutio, Melioramenta

Suspecta de haeresi propositio

→

Propositiones damnatae

Suspicio

→

Judicium temerarium

Susrratio

→

Detractio

Synodus dioecesana

→

Concilium episcopale

Talionis poena

→

Falsarius, Poena, Accusator

Temeraria propositio

→

Propositiones damnatae

Temperantia

→

Virtus

Testia praesentia quo
ad matrimonia

→

Matrimonium

Thesaurus

→

Dominium

Thesaurus S. M. Ecclesiae

→

Indulgentia

Trebellianica

→

Falcida

Tributum

→

Galella

Vacans sedes

→

Sedes vacans

Vanagloria

→

Superbia

Vana observantia

→

Superstitio

Vectigal

→

Gabella

Venerabile sacramentum

→

many suggestions

Veneratio sanctorum

→

Cultus sacrorum

Violentia

→

Conservatores

Vitium

→

Virtus

Vivae vocis oracula

→

Oracula vivae vocis

Unctio extrema

→

Extrema unctio

Votum pro electione

→

Electio

Votum prout est impedimentum matrimonii

→

Matrimonium

from my blog, In the Light of the Law (1 January 2007)

To move forward better, try looking back. Way back.

Say, to 1746, when Lucius Ferraris, an Italian Franciscan, published the world's first Catholic encyclopedia, the Prompta Bibliotheca canonica, juridica, moralis, theologia, nec non ascetica, polemica, rubricistica, historica, in 7 hefty volumes. I first became interested in the Prompta as a resource for late decretal canon law, but one can open up to almost any of its nearly 700 article-length entries and find something interesting. Besides canon law, liturgy and sacraments figure prominently in the Prompta, as do systematics, morals, and legal philosophy.

There are plenty of copies of the Prompta Bibliotheca in libraries around the world, but their yellowing pages and densely printed, double-columned Latin text discourage many would-be researchers from even asking whether topics of interest to them might have been treated by Ferraris. For that unfortunality, I now offer a simple solution.

As part of my project to bring decretal law to a wider audience, I have just posted all of the title entries in Ferraris' Prompta Bibliotheca edition of 1844. Additionally, the several score topical headings that referred readers to various Prompta entries are also included. In short, one now need only search a single webpage to determine whether a given topic was treated in Ferraris' gift to the posterity.

Supplemental volumes are available. The best known is that of J. Bucceroni (1841-1918), Lucii Ferraris Promptae bibliothecae supplementum continens recentiora acta S. Sedis et recentiores resolutiones ac decreta SS. romanarum congregationum (Romae: Ex Typographia polyglotta, 1899).

Lucius Ferraris. An eighteenth-century canonist of the Franciscan Order. The exact dates of his birth and death are unknown, but he was born at Solero, near Alessandria in Northern Italy. He was also professor, provincial of his order, and consultor of the Holy Office. It would seem he died before 1763. He is the author of the Prompta Bibliotheca canonica, juridica, moralis, theologica, necnon ascetica, polemica, rubricistica, historica, a veritable encyclopedia of religious knowledge. The first edition of this work appeared at Bologna, in 1746. A second edition, much enlarged, also a third, were published by the author himself. The fourth edition, dating from 1763 seems to have been published after his death. This, like those which followed it, contains the additions which the author had made to the second edition under the title of additiones auctoris, and also other enlargements (additiones ex aliena manu) inserted in their respective places in the body of the work (and no longer in the appendix as in the former editions) and supplements. The various editions thus differ from each other. The most recent are: that of the Benedictines (Naples, 1844-55), reproduced by Migne (Paris, 1861-1863), and an edition published at Paris 1884. A new edition was published at Rome in 1899 at the press of the Propaganda in eight volumes, with a volume of supplements, edited by the Jesuit Bucceroni, containing several dissertations and the recent and important documents of the Holy See. This supplement serves to keep up to date the work of Ferraris, which will ever remain a precious mine of information, although it is sometimes possible to reproach the author with laxism. A. Van Hove, from the on-line Catholic Encyclopedia at New Advent.

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