The Directa decretal was written by Pope Siricius in February AD 385. It took the form of a long letter to Spanish bishop Himerius of Tarragona replying...

the Directa decretal, containing decrees of baptism, church discipline and other matters. His are the oldest completely preserved papal decretals. He...

that those who serve at the altar may keep a perfect chastity." The Directa Decretal of Pope Siricius (385) states: "We have indeed discovered that many...

Theophilus becomes Patriarch of Alexandria. Pope Siricius issues the Directa Decretal, proclaiming the primacy of Rome and the priestly obligation of celibacy...

Theophilus becomes Patriarch of Alexandria. Pope Siricius issues the Directa Decretal, proclaiming the primacy of Rome and the priestly obligation of celibacy...

the 4th century. He is most notable as being the recipient of the Directa Decretal, written by Pope Siricius in February 385 AD. It took the form of a...

call for clerical celibacy. In February 385, Pope Siricius wrote the Directa decretal, which was a long letter to Spanish bishop Himerius of Tarragona, replying...

Pope Siricius instructed monasteries to use penal imprisonment in his Directa Decretal, an instruction renewed in 895 at the Council of Tribur and again in...

Bible and the Church Fathers, which Luther respected, rather than papal decretals and scholastic theology, which he despised. He rejected Luther's doctrine...

statements on the topic of sexual continence and celibacy are the Directa and Cum in unum decretals of Pope Siricius (c. 385), which asserted that clerical sexual...

where she discusses Hincmar's use of this letter, and of the several decretal letters that follow hereafter. See Böhringer, "Der eherechtliche Traktat"...