Does the Priest Have to Be There? Contested Marriages before Roman Tribunals

The Council of Trent established the requirements that a marriage be celebrated by the parish priest and two or more witnesses be present at the marriage (1563), but neglected to specify who the parish priest was. The decrees provoked confusion among both laymen and churchmen. Traces thereof...

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Main Author: Cecilia Cristellon
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: StudienVerlag 2009-12-01
Series:Österreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften
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Online Access:https://journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/oezg/article/view/3880