decretum
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His compilation of the Canon Law is usually referred to as the Decretum Gratiani.
From Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities by Norton, Arthur Orlo
Gratian, a celebrated canonist of the 12th century, born at Chiusi, Tuscany; was a Benedictine monk at Bologna, and compiled the "Decretum Gratiani" between 1139 and 1142.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
Like the Decretum of Gratian, it is an illustration of the widespread influence of the Sic et Non.
From Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities by Norton, Arthur Orlo
The following is the answer: Decretum: Plurium Dioeceseum.
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, November 1864 by
Gratian completed the Decretum about 1151, and probably survived some years, but I have not met with the date of his death.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
