Bartholomew of Brescia

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Bartholomew of Brescia (b. probably in the second half of the 12th century at

canonist
.

Life

He studied Roman and ecclesiastical law at

Ezzelino
, the leader of the Ghibellines, captured Brescia (1258).

Casus decretorum, 1489

Works

His literary work consisted almost entirely in the revision of the productions of other writers. His "Brocarda", or Canonical Rules (Lyons, 1519), were a working-over of those of

Gratian's Decretum
.

The "Ordo Judiciarius" of Tancred (d. c. 1235) was also revised by Bartholomew.

More important than the preceding works was his "Glossa Ordinaria" to the "Decretum" of Gratian, a correction of the "Glossa", or "Apparatus", of Johannes Teutonicus Zemeke (13th century). His only certain independent work was the "Quaestiones dominicales et veneriales", lectures delivered on Sundays and Fridays.

Editions

  • Casus decretorum (in Latin). Basel: Nikolaus Kesler. 1489.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainWeber, Nicholas Aloysius (1907). "Bartholomew of Brescia". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites:

  • Johann Friedrich von Schulte, Gesch. der Quellen u. Literatur des kan. Rechts (Stuttgart, 1875โ€“80), II, 83-88
  • Scherer in Kirchenlexikon (2d ed., Freiburg, 1882), I, 2055, 2056
  • Hugo von Hurter
    , Nomenclator literarius theologiae catholicae (3rd ed., 1903)