- Guido de Baysio
Guido de Baysio (b. about the middle of the thirteenth century of a noble
Ghibelline family; d. atAvignon ,10 August 1313 ) was an Italian canonist.The probable place of his birth is
Reggio , where he also studied law underGuido de Suzaria . Here he became, successively, doctor and professor ofcanon law and also obtained an ecclesiastical benefice as canon.Gerhard, Bishop of Parma (d. 1301) attached Guido to himself; and remained his patron also asCardinal-Archbishop of Sabina . To this patron Baysio dedicated his chief work, a commentary on the "Decretum" of Gratian, which he wrote about the year 1300 and entitled "Rosarium Decretorum". It is a collection of older glossaries, not contained in the "Glossa Ordinaria", and principally compiled fromHuguccio . Many additions to the glossary which are found in the editions, published since 1505 (Paris), are taken from the "Rosarium" of Baysio and appear over his name.In 1296 Pope
Boniface VIII appointed Baysio Archdeacon ofBologna , and chancellor of theUniversity of Bologna . Here he at first taught canon law privately and later on became a public professor, a position he held for three years.Called to Avignon in 1304 he retained the dignity of archdeacon, held the office of papal chaplain, and also served in the
Apostolic chancery until his death.Works
His stay at Avignon was marked by several literary productions. Here he wrote an accurate and complete, but rather diffuse, commentary on the "Liber Sextus" and also a "Tractatus super haeresi et aliis criminibus in causa Templariorum et D. Bonifacii". This latter work was written in connection with the condemnation of the Templars at the
Council of Vienne . The second part of the work constitutes a defence of the orthodoxy of Boniface VIII. [It is published inMansi , "Coll. Sacr. Concil.", XXV (Venice, 1782), 415-426.] Having held the position of archdeacon, Baysio is often known by the name Archidiaconus and thus quoted. [see Ferraris, Bibliotheca, Rome, 1892), VIII, 271.] His chief work, the "Rosarium", has gone through many editions. [ Strasburg, 1472; Rome, 1477; Venice, 1480; 1513; 1601, etc. The "Apparatus ad Sextum", Milan, 1480; Venice, 1577.]References
*Schulte, Geschichte der Quellen u. Litteratur des kan. Rechts (Stuttgart, 1875), II, 186-190
*Hugo von Hurter , Nomenclator (Innsbruck, 1899), IV, 413
*Scherer in Kirchenlex., II, s. v.External links
*de icon [http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/g/guido_d_ba.shtml Kirchenlexicon]
* [http://www.womenpriests.org/theology/guido.asp Citations of Guido on ordination of women] from womenpriests.org
*web cite|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02361a.htm|title=Guido de Baysio|work=Catholic Encyclopedia
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