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Raymond of Peñafort

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Raymond of Penafort was a thirteenth-century Catalan friar of the Dominican order who worked as a canon lawyer. He compiled the Decretals of Gregory IX, a codification of canon law that remained a major part of the Catholic Churchs legal system until it was abrogated by the 1917 Code of Canon Law.

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Classification
Field of Law
Canon Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Friar 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Dominican 1
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1. Raymond of Pe?afort (Wikipedia)
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    He compiled the Decretals of Gregory IX, a collection of canonical laws that remained a major part of Church law until the 1917 Code of Canon Law abrogated it.
  • Introduction, role
    Raymond of Peñafort was a Dominican friar who was a canon lawyer.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Raymond of Peñafort was a Dominican friar who was a canon lawyer.
  • Full article, field of law
    He compiled the Decretals of Gregory IX, a collection of canonical laws that remained a major part of Church law until the 1917 Code of Canon Law abrogated it.
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