Las Siete Partidas, Volume 1 : : The Medieval Church: The World of Clerics and Laymen (Partida I) / / ed. by Robert I. Burns, S.J.

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• MitwirkendeR: Burns, Robert I,; Craddock, Jeny R,; O\x27Callaghan, Joseph F,
• HerausgeberIn: S.J., Robert I. Burns,,
• TeilnehmendeR: Scott, Samuel Parsons.
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2012]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: The Middle Ages Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 p.)

Las Siete Partidas, or Seven Divisions, is the major law code of thirteenth-century Spain, compiled by Alfonso X the Learned of Castile. Seven centuries later, this compendium of legal and customary information remains the foundation of modern Spanish law. In addition, its influence is notable in th...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• General Introduction
• The Partidas: Introduction
• Alfonso X and the Partidas
• The Partidas: Bibliographical Notes
• Partida I.
• Introduction to the First Partida
• Analytical Table of Contents
• Here Begins. The First Partida
• Title I. Which Treats of the Laws, and for What Reasons and in What Way This Book is Divided Into Titles
• Title II. Concerning Usage, Custom, And Fuero
• TITLE III. Concerning the Holy Trinity and the Catholic Faith
• TITLE IV. Concerning the Seven Sacraments of the Holy Church
• TITLE V. On the Prelates of the Holy Church, Whose Duty It Is to Expound the Faith and Administer the Sacraments
• TITLE VI. On Priests and the Things Which It Is Their Duty to Do, and Those Things Which Are Forbidden Them
• TITLE VII. On Those Bound by Monastic Vows
• TITLE VIII. On the Vows and Promises Which Men Make to God and to the Saints
• TITLE IX. On Excommunications, Suspensions, and Interdicts
• TITLE X. On Churches. and the Way in Which They Should Be Built
• TITLE XI. On the Privneges and Exemptions Which Churches and Their Cemeteries Enjoy
• TITLE XII. On . Monasteries and Their Churches, and Other Religious Houses
• TITLE XIII. On Burials
• TITLE XIV. On Property of the Church Which Should Not Be Alienated
• TITLE XV. On the Right of Patronage
• TITLE XVI. On the Benefices of the Holy Church
• TITLE XVII. Concerning the Simony Which Priests Commit on Account of Benefices
• TITLE XVIII. On Sacrilege
• TITLE XIX. Which Treats of First-Fruits
• TITLE xx. Concerning the Tithes Which Christians Should Pay to God
• TITLE XXI. On the Private Property of Priests
• TITLE XXII. On Visitation Fees, Rents, and Contributions Made to Churches
• TITLE XXIII. On the Observance of Festivals and of Fasts, and How Alms Should Be Given
• TITLE XXIV. On Pilgrims and Romeros