Talk:List of papal bulls

Glasgow
The University of Glasgow in Scotland was incorporated by Papal Bull in 1451. I don't have further details.

List from Papal bull
The following list was removed from the Papal bull article as it is redundant with this article. There may be some from this list that need to be incorporated into this article. -- Stbalbach 21:43, 25 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Omne Datum Optimum, 1139 (recognizing the Knights Templar)
 * Milites Templi, 1144&mdash;Celestine II (granting privileges to the Templars)
 * Militia Dei, 1145&mdash;Eugene III (granting more privileges to the Templars)
 * Quantum praedecessores, 1145&mdash;Eugene III (calling for the Second Crusade)
 * Laudabiliter, 1155&mdash;Pope Adrian IV (exercising papal jurisdiction over Ireland, used by Henry II of England to invade Ireland)
 * Manifestis Probatum, 1179 - Pope Alexander III recognised Afonso Henriques as the first King of Portugal
 * Ad abolendam, 1184 &mdash;Pope Lucius III (against various European heresies)
 * Audita tremendi, 1187&mdash;Gregory VIII (calling for the Third Crusade)
 * Religiosam vitam, 1216 &mdash;Honorius III (establishing the Dominican Order)
 * Nos attendentes, 1217 &mdash;Honorius III (on the Dominican Order; doubtfully genuine)
 * Ad exstirpanda, May 15, 1252&mdash;Innocent IV (authorizing torture of heretics, see Medieval Inquisition)
 * Clericis Laicos, 1296&mdash;Boniface VIII (prohibiting seizure of clerical revenues by the state)
 * De sepulturis, 1300&mdash;Boniface VIII (prohibition against the "abominable savagery" of "cutting up the bodies of the dead, [and] barbarously boiling them, in order that the bones, being separated from the flesh, may be carried for burial into their own countries.")
 * Unam Sanctam, 1302&mdash;Boniface VIII (supremacy of the Church over the state)
 * Fasciens misericordiam, 1308&mdash;Clement V
 * Regnans in coelis, 1308&mdash;Clement V
 * Cum inter nonnullos, 1323&mdash;Pope John XXII (rejecting the Franciscan doctrine of the poverty of Christ)
 * Dum diversas, 1452&mdash;Pope Nicholas V (authorizing King Afonso V of Portugal to enslave infidels in West Africa)
 * Romanus Pontifex 1455&mdash;Pope Nicholas V (follow up to Dum diversas, authorizing conquest and enslavement of all people south of Cape Bojador)
 * Aeterni regis, 1481&mdash;Sixtus IV (confirming the substance of the Treaty of Alcáçovas between Spain and Portugal)
 * Summis desiderantes, 1484&mdash;Innocent VIII (suppressing witchcraft along the Rhein river).
 * Inter caetera, 1493&mdash;Alexander VI (realigning the New World division between Spain and Portugal)
 * Exsurge Domine, 1520&mdash;Leo X (warning Martin Luther)
 * Decet Romanum Pontificem, 1521&mdash;Leo X (excommunicating Martin Luther)
 * Sublimus Dei, May 29, 1537&mdash;Pope Paul III (all but revoked the following year, on orders of Charles V)
 * Regimini militantis, September 27, 1540&mdash;Paul III (establishing the Jesuits)
 * Injunctum nobis, March 14, 1543&mdash;Paul III
 * Cum nimis absurdum, July 14, 1555&mdash;Pope Paul IV (establishing the Roman Ghetto)
 * In Coena Domini, 1568&mdash;Pius V
 * Regnans in Excelsis, 1570&mdash;Pius V (anathemising Elizabeth I)
 * Inter gravissimas, 1582&mdash;Gregory XIII (calendar reform)
 * Immensa Aeterni Dei, 1588&mdash;Pope Sixtus V
 * Gratia Divina, 1656
 * Unigenitus, 1713&mdash;Clement XI (condemning Jansenism)
 * Sollicitudo omnium ecclesiarum, 1814&mdash;Pope Pius VII (re-establishing the Jesuits after the suppression)
 * Apostolicæ Sedis Moderationi, 1869&mdash;Pope Pius IX
 * Pastor aeternus, 1871&mdash;Pope Pius IX from the First Vatican Council (papal infallibility)
 * Apostolicae Curae, 1896&mdash;Leo XIII the validity of Anglican orders
 * Quam singulari, 1910&mdash;Pope Pius X (on admitting first Communion to children)
 * Munificentissimus Deus, 1950&mdash;Pope Pius XII (defining the dogma of the Assumption of Mary)
 * Dei Verbum, 1965&mdash;Pope Paul VI from the Second Vatican Council

Dum Diversas and Romanus Pontifex
Regarding two edits by User:Yuioplkjhga, which I have just reverted: I am no authority on either bull. Still, before modifying this list, it seems reasonable to modify the bulls' own articles. Get a consensus there (among people to whom these bulls are of interest), and then modify the list. &mdash; Itai (talk) 11:14, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Bulla Turcorum
Folks -- I've added a reference to this one. Hopefully I've at least got the date right. It reads Millesimo Quadringentesimo L sexto duodecimo kalendas Iulii. It's more commonly known (and titled) as Bulla Turcorum, but it seemed to me that the incipit was Cum hiis superioribus annis impius nominis...

Hopefuly someone who understands Latin can decode this. A nice digitized copy of Gutenberg's print of the bull and a transcription of the text (some mistakes) are at the Princeton University Library Digital Collections Kbs (talk) 05:33, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Missing bull
I dont know the name of this bull, so wouldnt be able to add it in it was in the early 500s (1503 I think) that allowed Princess Catalina/Catherine of Aragon marry Prince Henry of England (later Hnery VIII) they needed the bull as Catherine was Hnery's brother Arthur's widow. Can anyone add it in? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.56.79.248 (talk) 09:25, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Suggest adding 'Etsi di statu' to qualify 'Clericis laicos' table description
I suggest qualifying the 1296 clericis laicos description of financial prohibitions with the rescinding 1297 Etsi di statu -- both by Boniface VIII.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etsi_de_statu

Webistrator (talk) 03:49, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Bulls and letters
Should we split the list and make a new article for the ones that are actually just papal letters, not bulls? Or just rename this article and have two separate lists here? Adam Bishop (talk) 10:21, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * One page would probably work for now, though we could potentially also split things up like "Documents of the Catholic Church" by century? --Elonka 21:56, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

inaccurate data?
This is a PDF facsimile of bulls of Innocent IV. It contains a bull about Talmud but Lachrymabilem Judaeorum is NOT in it. http://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/01p/1243-1254,_SS_Innocentius_IV,_Bullarium_(Cherubini_vol_1_ff_109-130),_LT.pdf Further, Documenta Catholica Omnia does NOT list any document under that name. Please verify the name and date with Documenta Cathoplica Omnia. 71.163.117.143 (talk) 13:34, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
 * In response to your statement, Lachrymabilem Judaeorum appears as a bull for 3 popes;


 * Gregory IX, published by Columbia University, written by Salo Wittmayer Baron
 * An unlisted author pdf file that states Gregory IX issued Lachrymabilem Judaeorum


 * Gregory X, published by Cambridge University, written by Magda Teter
 * Innocent IV: which it is called an Encyclical, not a bull, Lachrymabilem Judaeorum Alemannie, page 20, published by Woburn Press, edited by Cecil Roth.
 * Another website source stating Innocent IV.
 * The Catholic Encyclopedia online, insinuates a papal bull issued by Innocent IV, but gives no name for this bull.

A subsequent search of "Documenta Cathoplica Omnia" lists no mention of "Lachrymabilem Judaeorum, but there is an inference searching under "Innocent IV jews". However, I am not convinced of that website's reliability. --Kansas Bear (talk) 16:12, 24 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Documenta Catholica is just scans of the Patrologia Latina, isn't it? It's reliable in that sense. For Innocent IV though his registers published by Elie Berger might be the better source (the first two volumes are on Google Books). Adam Bishop (talk) 21:36, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
 * More research: http://www.jrbooksonline.com/PDFs/Roth%20Ritual%20Murder%20Libel%20JR.pdf is a paper which identifies Lachrymabilem Judeorum by Innocent IV as an ENCYCLICAL not a bull.71.163.117.143 (talk) 11:22, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I noted above (almost two years ago now) that there are a lot of simple papal letters on this list, not bulls - but of course, the distinction is often unknown to non-specialists. Adam Bishop (talk) 11:26, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
 * One more source, referenced in Cardinal Ganganelli's report: Simon Grayzel, The Church and the Jews in the XIIIth Century, at Hathi Trust, which gives both English and Latin; http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.32106017471241;view=1up;seq=282 71.163.117.143 (talk) 12:33, 25 November 2013 (UTC)

Good morning, I am new to Wiki except as a daily user and very occasional corrector of my own entry. I am the Deputy Chairman of the Magna Carta Trust, and Chair the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Committee. My interest in Innocent III is the Papal Bull of 22 August 1215, in which the Magna Carta was declared null following King John's appeal to the Pope, and then resceneded in 1216 on the petition of King John's nine-year old son. Henry III, led by his Guardians, William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, and the Papal Legate. This Bull seems to be missing from this list. Can that be corrected, or do I have my facts wrong?

Thank you.

72.22.138.90 (talk) 08:35, 18 December 2014 (UTC)Sir Robert Worcester rmworcester@yahoo.com

Papal bull of 1696?
These two sources mention a papal bull that was issued in 1696;


 * "(...) while the family was still in Julfa, resulted in a papal bull of 1696, granting the family full citizenship of Rome and trading privileges in Rome and other cities." -- Aslanian, Sebouh; Berberian, Houri (2009). "SCERIMAN FAMILY". Encyclopaedia Iranica
 * "(...) starting in the 1680s while the family was still in Julfa, resulted in a papal bull of 1696, granting the family trading privileges in Rome, Ancona, Citavecchia, as well as full citizenship in Rome." -- Aslanian, Sebouh (2011). From the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean: The Global Trade Networks of Armenian Merchants from New Julfa. University of California Press. p 160. ISBN 978-0520947573.

Couldn't find any further (proper) information and details about it, though. - LouisAragon (talk) 20:53, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
 * So far, I have found no formal name for the bull. Will keep looking though. Also, I found a particular editor that might be of some assistance. Couldn't hurt to ask. --Kansas Bear (talk) 21:35, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
 * , I have Jzsj's talk page is on my watchlist so saw this there: neither of those sources look to be the type that would make the distinction between a bull or a brief and while there could be a formal bull, the sources also might just be saying the Holy See granted X family these rights using bull as shorthand for any grant from the Holy See. In other words, you might be searching for a named document that doesn't actually exist. It also very well could, but the mention of the phrase bull in fields outside of the historical study of early modern Christianity is used very broadly. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:55, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

I'm sorry but I have no lead as to where to find this. My work doesn't include library research, just what comes up in Google search. Jzsj (talk) 19:40, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

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Adding Pascite Gregem Dei 2021
The apostolic constitution Pascite Gregem Dei 2021 is issued as a bull and might be added. Nysius Isidorus (talk) 07:49, 21 May 2022 (UTC)