1917 Code of Canon Law
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The 1917 Code of Canon Law, also referred to as the Pio-Benedictine Code, is the first official comprehensive codification of Latin canon law.
Title page of the 1918 edition of the 1917 CIC
Pope Pius X, who ordered the codification of canon law in 1904
Pietro Cardinal Gasparri, architect of the 1917 Code
Pope Benedict XV, who promulgated the 1917 Code
Canon law is the system of religious laws and ecclesiastical legal principles made and enforced by the hierarchical authorities of the Catholic Church to regulate its external organization and governm
1917 Code of Canon Law
…1917 CIC, from its Latin title Codex Iuris Canonici), also referred to as the Pio-Benedictine Code, is the first official comprehensive codification of Latin canon law. Ordered by Pope Pius X in 1904 and carried out by the Commission for the Codification of Canon Law, led by Pietro Cardinal Gasparri, the work to produce…
Image of pages from the Decretum of Burchard of Worms, the 11th-century book of canon law
Gratian, the "Father of Canon Law"
Portrayal of a meeting of the Roman Rota