Liber decretorum Dionysii

Title	Liber decretalium Dionysii
Key	DX
Alternative title	Sammlung der Decretalen (Maassen)
Alternative title	Dekretalensammlung des Dionysius (Wurm)
Size	Small (100 to 500 canons)
Terminus post quem	496
Terminus ante quem	523
Century	saec. VI
Place of origin	Rome
European region of origin	Central Italy
General region of origin	Southern Europe and Mediterranean
Main author	User:Christof Rolker

Dionysius compiled a collection of decretals, using previous collections (not papal registers). Importantly, he distinguished between different kinds of papal letters and selected only

It also contained a preface and a capitulatio in the form of a numbered list of all rubrics of the decretals (Wurm p. 62)

Contents

The Liber decretalium contained 38 decretals and one imperial rescript (see Wurms pp. 62-):

1. Siricius, JK 255
2. Innocent I, {{JK|311
3. Innocent I, {{JK|286
4. Innocent I, {{JK|293
5. Innocent I, {{JK|314
6. Innocent I, {{JK|315
7. Innocent I, {{JK|316
8. Innocent I, {{JK|304
9. Innocent I, {{JK|317
10. Innocent I, {{JK|297
11. Innocent I, {{JK|302
12. Innocent I, {{JK|312
13. Innocent I, {{JK|309
14. Innocent I, {{JK|306
15. Innocent I, {{JK|308
16. Innocent I, {{JK|305
17. Innocent I, {{JK|310
18. Innocent I, {{JK|307
19. Innocent I, {{JK|318
20. Innocent I, {{JK|299
21. Innocent I, {{JK|303
22. Zosimus, {{JK|339
23. Zosimus, {{JK|345
24. Boniface, {{JK|353
25. Honorius see Maassen 320 / Wurm p. 71
26. Boniface, {{JK|349
27. Boniface, {{JK|362
28. Celestine, JK 381, followed by a short florilegium
29. Celestine, {{JK|369
30. Celestine, {{JK|371
31. Leo I, {{JK|402
32. Leo I, {{JK|405
33. Leo I, {{JK|414
34. Leo I, {{JK|416
35. Leo I, {{JK|544
36. Leo I, {{JK|446
37. Leo I, {{JK|536

additions not found in the "reine Dionysiana" according to Wurm p. 75:

1. Leo I, {{JK|410
2. Gelasius, {{JK|363 (the Generale decretum)
3. Anastasius, {{JK|744

The Collectio Dionysiana adaucta contains further additions from the letters of Leo I (Wurms p. 77)

The manuscripts

There are 2 manuscripts of the Dionysiana II described in this Wiki. See Category:Manuscript of DY and the individual entries:

Editions and Literature

For Justel's problematic edition, and scholarly literature, see

Categories

• key is FR
• belongs to: Dionysiana group
• small (100 to 500 canons) collection
• from Rome
• saec. VI
• entries based on Migne