Sanctissimus Dominus Noster
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Sanctissimus Dominus Noster
OR:
Sanctissimus Dominus Noster on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

''Sanctissimus Dominus Noster'' () is a
papal bull A papal bull is a type of public decree, letters patent, or charter issued by the pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the leaden Seal (emblem), seal (''bulla (seal), bulla'') traditionally appended to authenticate it. History Papal ...
of
Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...
which was given on 13 March 1625.


Purpose

The document's main purpose was to regulate the Catholic faithful against giving devotion to deceased persons reputed to have died in holiness without the consent of the
Apostolic See An apostolic see is an episcopal see whose foundation is attributed to one or more of the apostles of Jesus or to one of their close associates. In Catholicism, the phrase "The Apostolic See" when capitalized refers specifically to the See of ...
. The bull was also a foundational document in the history of the Catholic Church's process of
beatification Beatification (from Latin , "blessed" and , "to make") is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name. ''Beati'' is the p ...
and
canonization Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christianity, Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon ca ...
.


Highlights of the document

In ''Sanctissimus Dominus Noster'', Catholic faithful are told not to have images of deceased persons reputed to have died in holiness with halos, laurels and rays around their head. The bull also states that no one can print anything on alleged
private revelation In Christian theology, a private revelation is an instance of revelation, in a broader sense of the term, of divine reality to a person or persons. It contrasts with revelation intended for humanity at large, which is sometimes termed public reve ...
s without the consent of the local bishop or the Apostolic See. Any violations of the bull would incur punishment.


See also

*
Iconography Iconography, as a branch of art history, studies the identification, description and interpretation of the content of images: the subjects depicted, the particular compositions and details used to do so, and other elements that are distinct fro ...


References

1625 in Christianity 1625 works 17th-century papal bulls Documents of Pope Urban VIII Revelation {{RC-document-stub