Minutae brevium in forma gratiosa, 1523-1599.

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Minutae brevium in forma gratiosa, 1523-1599.

These are dated minutes (460 bundles: 29,770 items) and undated minutes (5 bundles: 289 items). Minutes include date of the expedition of the brief, also the volume and folio where the brief has been registered. These are useful as summaries of supplications and briefs (Brevia Lateranensia), and to provide information where registers have been lost or destroyed. The files include rough drafts of responses to supplications.

28 linear m. (465 bundles or 30,059 items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6838070

Bentley Historical Library

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Catholic Church. Dataria Apostolica

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As early as the fourteenth century, the precise date on which the pope granted a particular favor was often a matter of crucial importance. The dating of the supplication, which could be also antedated, signaled the moment from which the grant of the grace had juridical validity. This became important if the same benefice was granted to two persons, because the earliest dated concession generally carried priority. There were other instances where a date might be important, for examp...