Publication details
Legal Aspects of the Role of the Corrector of the Clergy in the Early Fifteenth-Century Diocese of Prague
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| Year of publication | 2021 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Herald of Legal History |
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| Web | Open access sborníku |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.51204/HLH_21106A |
| Keywords | Corrector of the Clergy; Diocese of Prague; Ecclesial judge; The Lands of the Bohemian Crown; Moral delicts; Breach of Celibate |
| Description | The paper focuses on the institution of the Corrector of the Clergy within the Diocese of Prague. This ecclesial administrative representative was a criminal judge who also oversaw the moral conduct of the clergy. The paper compares legal rules set by the Church for the clergy through synodical statutes and an actual enforcement of these duties by the Corrector. The paper analyses the judicial book covering the period from 1407 to 1410, examining the judge’s approach to moral delicts (breach of celibate, etc.), which constituted the majority of the cases. Emphasis is given on the prescribed punishments. |