Bernard of Pavia

(Bernhardus Papiensis)

Biography

• Taught Canon Law in Bologna.
• 1187: Provost in Pavia.
• 1191/92: Bishop of Faenza.
• 1109: Bishop of Pavia.
• Death: 18.09.1213

Activities as canonist

• wrote Commentaries on the Decretum Gratiani .
• renowed for the Breviarium Extravagantium, i.e. Compilatio Prima Antiqua.
• wrote a Summa on his own works: Summa de matrimonio; Summa de electione, Summa titolorum.

Editions and Sources

• ANGLICUS, Richardus: Breviarium extravagantium (Compilatio I) cum apparatu Richardi Anglici, ca.1162-1242.
• FRIEDBERG, Emil (ed.): Breviarium Extravagantium, in: Quinque Compliationes Antiquae, 1882 (reprint: 1956), p.1-65.
• LASPEYRES, E.A.Th (ed.): Bernardi Papiensi, Faventini episcopi, Summa decretalium ad librorum manuscriptorum fidem cum aliis eiusdem scriptoris anecdotis, Manz, Regensburg, 1860.
• RIEGGER, Anton (ed.): Bernardi praepositi Papiensis Breviarium extravagantium cum Gregorii IX. P. decretalium collectione, Vol.1, Freiburg im Breisgau 1779.
• See further several editions.

 

Introductory secondar Literature

 

• WEIGAND, Rudolf: Bernhard v. Pavia, in: Kapser, Walter (ed.): Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche, Vol.2: Barclay-Damodos, Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau, 2009, p.275.
• WEIGAND, Rudolf: Die Glossen zum Dekret Gratians, StG 26 (1991), pp.608-612.
• PENNINGTON, Kenneth: Bernardus Papiensis (Balbus), in: Medieval and Early Modern Jurists: A Bio-Bibliographical Listing.