Church Document Library
First Council of Constantinople – 381
The Council of Chalcedon – 451
Second Council of Constantinople – 553
Third Council of Constantinople : 680
Second Council of Nicaea – 787
Fourth Council of Constantinople : 869
Second Council of Lyons – 1274
Council Of Trent – 1542
Bull – 22 May 1542 Paul III: Bull Of The Convocation Session I – 13 Dec 1545 Paul III Opening Of The Council Session II – 7 Jan 1546 Paul III: Matters To Be Observed Session III – 4 Feb 1546 Paul III: Symbol Of Faith Session IV – 8 Apr 1546 Paul III: Canonical Scriptures Session V – 17 Jun 1546 Paul III: Original Sin Session VI – 13 Jan 1547 Paul III: Justification Session VII – 3 Mar 1547 Paul III: Sacraments Session VIII – 11 Mar 1547 Paul III: Translation Of The Council Session IX – 21 Apr 1547 Paul III: Prorogation Of The Session Session X – 2 Jun 1547 Paul III: Prorogation Of The Session Session XI – 1 May 1551 Julius III: Resumption Of The Council Session XII – 1 Sep 1551 Julius III: Prorogation Of The Session Session XIII – 11 Oct 1551 Julius III: Eucharist Session XIV – 25 Nov 1551 Julius III: Penance And Extreme Unction Session XV – 25 Jan 1552 Julius III: Proroguing The Session Session XVI – 28 Apr 1552 Julius III: Suspending The Council Session XVII – 18 Jan 1562 Pius IV: Celebration Of The Council Session XVIII – 26 Feb 1562 Pius IV: Choice Of Books Session XIX – 14 May 1562 Pius IV: Prorogation Of The Session Session XX – 4 Jun 1562 Pius IV: Prorogation Of The Session Session XXI – 16 Jul 1562 Pius IV: Communion Under Both Kinds Session XXII – 17 Sep 1562 Pius IV: Sacrifice Of The Mass Session XXIII – 15 Jul 1563 Pius IV: Order Session XXIV – 11 Nov 1563 Pius IV: Matrimony Session XXV – 3/4 Dec 1563 Pius IV: Close Of The Council Oration – 4 Dec 1563 Pius IV: Oration At Close Of The Council Bull – 4 Dec 1563 Pius IV: Ten Rules Concerning Prohibited Books Bull – 26 Jan 1564 Pius IV: Confirmation Of The Council
Vatican II – 1963
Sacrosanctum concilium, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 1963.
Inter Mirifica, Decree On the Means of Social Communication, 1963.
Lumen Gentium, Dogmatic Constitution On the Church, 1964.
Orientalium Ecclesiarum, Decree On the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite,1964.
Unitatis Redintegratio, Decree on Ecumenism, 1964.
Christus Dominus, Decree Concerning the Pastoral Office of Bishops In the Church, 1965.
Perfectae Caritatis, Decree On Renewal of Religious Life, 1965.
Optatam Totius, Decree On Priestly Training, 1965.
Gravissimum Educationis, Declaration On Christian Education, 1965.
Nostra Aetate, Declaration On the Relation Of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, 1965.
Dei Verbum, Dogmatic Constitution On Divine Revelation, 1965.
Apostolicam Actuositatem, Decree On the Apostolate of the Laity, 1965.
Dignitatis Humanae, Declaration On Religious Freedom, 1965.
Ad Gentes, Decree On the Mission Activity of the Church, 1965.
Presbyterorum Ordinis, Decree On the Ministry and Life of Priests, 1965.
Gaudium et Spes, Pastoral Constitution On the Church In the Modern World,1965.
Ecclesia De Eucharistia: The Eucharist And Its Relation To The Church
Congregations
Oriental Churches Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Redemptionis Sacramentum ( Matters Regarding Most Holy Eucharist)
Causes of Saints Evangelization of Peoples
Pontifical Mission Societies Clergy Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Catholic Education Bishops
Pontifical Councils
Laity Promoting Christian Unity
Family Justice and Peace “Cor Unum” Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Health Pastoral Care Legislative Texts Inter-religious Dialogue Culture Social Communications
Pontifical Commissions
Cultural Heritage of the Church
Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology
Pontifical Biblical Commission
International Theological Commission
Interdicasterial Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Abbreviations
AAS Acta Apostolicae Sedis.
ACO E. Schwartz, Acta Conciliorum Oecumenicorum: tome I Concilium universale Ephesinum (5 vols.); tome II Concilium universale Chalcedonense (6 vols.), Berlin and Leipzig 1927-1932.
Asd Acta scitu dignissima docteque concinnata Constantiensis concilii celebratissimi, ed. Jerome of Croaria, Hagenau 1500.
ASS Acta Sedis Sanctae
Benesevic W. Benesevic, Sinagoga v 50 titulov i drugie iuridiceskie zborniki Joana Scholastika, St Petersburg 1914
Bettenson H. Bettenson, Documents of the Christian Church, Oxford 1967.
Bl S. Baluze (Balutius), Nova collectio conciliorum…. tome I Paris 1683.
Bn/BN S. Binius, Concilia generalia et provincialia. .., [1] 5 vols. Cologne 1606; [2] 9 vols. ibid. 1618; [3] 11 vols. Paris 1636.
Br C. Baronius (continued by O. Raynaldi), Annales ecclesiastici, ed. J. D. Mansi, 38 vols. Lucca 1728-1759.
BR Bullarum, diplomatum et privilegiorum sanctorum Romanorum pontificum [Bullarium Taurinense], 25 vols. Turin 1857-1872; Naples 1867-1885.
Bruns Canones apostolorum et conciliorum saeculorum IV. V. VI. VII, ed. H. T. Bruns, Berlin 1839 (facsimile ed. Turin 1959).
CChr Corpus Christianorum, Turnhout 1953-.
CCO Les canons des conciles oecumeniques, ed. P-P. Jouannou (Pontificia commissione per la redazione del codice di diritto canonico orientale. Fonti. Fasc. IX: Discipline generale antique [Iie-IXe s.] tome I part I), Grottaferrata 1962.
CF Concilium Florentinum. Documenta et scriptores, ed. Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome 1940-.
CIC Codex Iuris Canonici,1917.
Cl N. Coleti, Sacrosancta concilia ad regiam editionem exacta quae olim quarta parte prodiit . . . longe locupletior et emendatior exhibetur . . ., 23 vols. Venice 1728-1733.
Clem. Clementis Papae V. Constitutiones.
Clementines see Clem.
COD Conciliorum Oecumenicorum Decreta, ed. G. Alberigo and others, Bologna 1973.
CPG Les canons des peres Grecs, ed. P-P. Jouannou (Pontificia commissione per la redazione del codice di diritto canonico orientale. Fonti. Fasc. IX: Discipline generale antique [IIe-IXe s.] tome II), Grottaferrata 1963.
Cr P. Crabbe, Concilia omnia, tam generalia, quam particularia…, [1] 2 vols. Cologne 1538; [2] 3 vols. ibid. 21551.
CSEL Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum, Vienna 1866-.
CSP Les canons des synodes particuliers, ed. P-P. Jouannou (Pontificia commissione per la redazione del codice di diritto canonico orientale. Fonti. Fasc. IX: Discipline generale antique [IIe IXe s.] tome I part II), Grottaferrata 1962.
CT Concilium Tridentinum. Diariorum, actorum, epistularum, tractatuum nova collectio, ed. Goerresian Society, 13 vols. so far, Freiburg 1901-.
D H. Denzinger and A. SchoEnmetzer, Enchiridion symbolorum, definitionum et declarationum de rebus fidei et morum, Barcelona and Freiburg 1965.
Dc Decreta concilii Basileensis, Basel 1499.
DDrC Dictionnaire de droit canonique, Paris 1935-1965.
Decretals see X.
DHGE Dictionnaire d’histoire et geographie ecclesiastique, Paris 1912-.
Doelger F. Doelger, Regesten der Kaiserurkunden des Ostroemischen Reiches von 565-1453, 5 vols. Munich 1924-63.
DThC Dictionnaire de theologie catholique, Paris 1903-1950.
EB Enchiridion Biblicum, Naples and Rome 1961.
EC Enciclopedia Cattolica, Rome 1949-1954.
ER Conciliorum omnium generalium et provincialium collectio [Editio Regia], 37 vols. Paris 1644.
Extrav. comm. Extravagantes communes.
Extrav. Ioann. XXII Extravagantes Ioannis Papae XXII.
Fr/Friedberg Corpus Iuris Canonici, ed. E. Friedberg, 2 vols. Leipzig 1879 (facsimile ed. Graz 1955).
Funk Patres Apostolici, ed. F. X. Funk, 2 vols. Tuebingen 1901 .
GCS Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte, Leipzig and Berlin 1897-.
Grumel V. Grumel, Les regestes des actes du patriarcat de Constantinople; vol. I Les actes des patriarches: fasc. I Les registes de 381 a 715, fasc. II Les registes de 715 a 1043, Kadikoey-Istanbul 1932-1936.
Hahn A. Hahn, Bibliothek der Symbole und Glaubensregeln der Alten Kirche, Breslau 1897.
Hardt H. von der Hardt, Magnum oecumenicum Constantiense concilium, 6 vols. Frankfurt and Leipzig 1696-1700.
HC History of the Church, ed. H. Jedin, 10 vols. London 1980.
Hinschius Decretales Pseudo-lsidorianae et capitula Angilramni, ed. P. Hinschius, Leipzig 1863.
H-L K. J. Hefele, Histoire des conciles d’apres les documents originaux, trans. and continued by H. Leclerq, 11 vols. 1907-1952.
Hrd J. Hardouin, Conciliorum collectio regia maxima ad p. Philippi Labbei et p. Gabrielis Cossartii e Societate Jesu labores haud modica accessione ,facta et emendationibus pluribus additis. . ., 12 vols. Paris 1714-1715.
Jaffe P. Jaffe, Regesta pontificum Romanorum ab condita ecclesia ad annum post Christum natum MCXCVIII, 2 vols. Leipzig 1885-1888 (facsimile ed. Graz 1956).
JThS Journal of Theological Studies.
Kirch C. Kirch, Enchiridion fontium historiae ecclesiasticae antiquae, ed. L. Ueding, Barcelona and Freiburg 1950.
Lauchert F. Lauchert, Die Kanones der wichtigsten altkirchlichen Concilien nebst den apostolischen Kanones, Freiburg and Leipzig 1896 (facsimile ed. Frankfurt 1961).
LC P. Labbe and G. Cossart, Sacrosancta concilia ad regiam editionem exacta quae nunc quarta parte prodit auctior studio Philippi Labbei et Gabrielis Cossartii . . ., 17 vols. Paris 1671-1672.
Le concile Le concile et les conciles. Contribution a l’histoire de la vie conciliaire de l’eglise, [ed. O. Rousseau], Chevetogne 1960.
LThk Lexicon fur Theologie und Kirche, Freiburg 1957-1968.
Martin J. B. Martin, Conciles et bullaire du diocese de Lyon . . Lyons 1905.
MD E. Martene and U. Durand, Thesaurus novus anecdotorum seu collectio monumentorum . . ., 5 vols. Paris 1717.
MGH Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Hannover and Berlin 1826-.
Mr J. Merlin, Tomus primus quatuor conciliorum generalium, quadraginta septem conciliorum provincialium . . . Secundus tomus conciliorum generalium. . ., [1] 2 vols. Paris 1524; [2] Cologne 21530; [3] Paris 31535.
Msi J. D. Mansi (continued by J. B. Martin and L. Petit), Sacrorum conaliorum nova et amplissima collectio.. .. 53 vols. Florence, Venice, Paris and Leipzig 1759-1927.
Msi[1] J. D. Mansi, Sanctorum conciliorum et decretorum collectio nova seu collectionis conciliorum a pp. Ph. Labbeo et G. Cossartio . . . amplioris opera N. Coleti sacerdotis Venetiae recusae supplementum, 6 vols. Lucca 1748-1752.
Mxv Monumenta conciliorum generalium sec. XV., 4 vols. Vienna 1857-1935.
NCE New Catholic Encyclopedia, New York 1967.
N-D J. Neuner and J. Dupuis, The Christian Faith, Bangalore and London 1983.
Opitz H. G. Opitz, Athanasius Werke 3.1, Urkunden zur Geschichte des Arianischen Streites, Berlin and Leipzig 1934-1935.
Pastor L. Pastor, History of the Popes, trans. L. Autrobus and others, 40 vols. London 1899-1953.
Percival H. R. Percival, The Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Undivided Church, New York and Oxford 1900.
PG J. P. Migne, Patrologia Graeca, 162 vols. Paris 1857-1866.
Pitra J. B. Pitra, Iuris ecclesiastici Graecorum historia et monumenta, 2 vols. Rome 1864-1868.
PL J. P. Migne, Patrologia Latina, 221 vols. Paris 1844-1864.
Potthast Regesta pontificum Romanorum inde ab a. post Christum natum MCXCVIII ad a. MCCIV, ed. A. Potthast 2 vols. Berlin 1874-1875 (facsimile ed. Graz 1957).
RE Realencyklopadie fuer protestantische Theologie und Kirche, ed. A. Hauck, Leipzig 1896-1913.
RGG Die Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart, ed. K. Galling, 7 vols. Tuebingen 1957-1965.
Rm Ton hagion iokoumenicon synodon tes katholikes akklesias hapanta. Concilia generalia Ecclesiae catholicae [Editio Romana], 4 vols. Rome 1608-1612.
SC Sources chretiennes, Paris 1942-.
Sext see VIo
Strewe A. Strewe, Die Canonessammlung des Dionysius Exiguus in der ersten Redaktion, Berlin 1931.
Su L. Surius, Tomus primus conciliorum omnium, tum generalium, tum provincialium atque particularium . . .. 4 vols. Cologne 1567.
Su-Bo D. Bollani and D. Nicolini, Conciliorum omnium tam generalium quam provincialium … quibus novissima hac editione post Surianam accessere praesertim Nicaenum et Ephesinum. .., 5 vols. Venice 1587.
ThLZ Theologische Literaturzeitung.
TU Texte und Untersuchungen, Leipzig and Berlin 1882-.
Turner C. H. Turner, Ecclesiae occidentalis monumenta iuris antiquissimi. Canonum et conciliorum Graecorum interpretationes Latinae, 2 vols. Oxford 1899-1939.
VIo Liber Sextus Decretalium Bonifacii Papae VIII.
X Decretales Gregorii Papae IX.
ZKG Zeitschrift fur Kirchengeschichte.