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ROTA, COURT OF

ROTA, See also:
COURT
COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)
COURT OF , one of the departments of the See also:

MEDIEVAL

medieval papal organization, existing alongside the Dataria, the Poenitentiaria, the two Signaturas (S. Gratiae and S. Justitiae), and other bureaus. The Rota was the supreme court of Christendom. It consisted of twelve members, three from See also:

Rome, two from See also:

Spain, one each from See also:

Bologna, See also:

FERRARA

Ferrara, See also:

Venice, See also:

Milan, See also:

Germany, See also:

France, and (alternately) See also:

Tuscany or See also:

PERUGIA (anc. Perusia)

Perugia. It declined in importance when the Signitura Justitiae was set above it as the court of See also:

APPEAL

appeal for See also:

Italy, and more so as the See also:

GEOGRAPHICAL

geographical See also:

jurisdiction of the See also:

pope was gradually lessened. After the See also:

COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

Council of See also:

Trent the old arrangements were replaced by the Congregations, permanent committees of cardinals which See also:

DEAL

deal with definite branches of business. The Rota, however, was restored to its functions as supreme court of appeal by Pope See also:

PIUS

Pius X. in 1908 (see See also:

CURIA

CURIA See also:

ROMANA

ROMANA).

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