Clementinae

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The Clementinae is a collection of canon law promulgated in 1317 by Pope John XXII, successor to Clement V. It includes Clement V's decretals and those from the Council of Vienne. This work is part of the Corpus Juris Canonici, the body of law for the Roman Catholic Church from the Middle Ages until 1917. Clement V, who reigned from 1305 to 1314, was the first pope to reside in Avignon, France, initiating the Avignon Papacy. His papacy was heavily influenced by French King Philip IV, leading to the creation of a French majority in the College of Cardinals and weakening papal authority. Clement V is also noted for his role in suppressing the Knights Templars and for his contributions to canon law.12

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Clement V
First Avignon pope
…to canon law in the Clementinae, a collection of his decretals and those of the Council of Vienne later promulgated by his successor, Pope John XXII, in 1317. He made the school at Perugia a university and created chairs of Asiatic languages at Paris; Bologna, Italy; Oxford, England; and Salamanca,…
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…to canon law in the Clementinae, a collection of his decretals and those of the Council of Vienne later promulgated by his successor, Pope John XXII, in 1317. He made the school at Perugia a university and created chairs of Asiatic languages at Paris; Bologna, Italy; Oxford, England; and Salamanca,…
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