- Agostinho Barbosa
Agostinho Barbosa (Agostino, Augustinus) (b. at
Guimaraens ,Portugal , in 1589; died 1649) was a prolific Portuguese writer oncanon law . His work included dictionary-type surveys of the legal elements [ [http://www.hespanha.net/papers/2006_form-and-content-in-early-modern-legal-books.PDF António Manuel Hespanha, "Form and content in early modern legal books: Bridging material bibliography with history of legal thought" (PDF, p. 20), = "Portuguese Journal of Social Science", Volume 6, Issue 1, August 2007, pp. 33-59.] ] [Constant van de Wiel, "History of Canon Law" (1991), p. 160.] .Life
Having studied canon law in Portugal, he went to Rome. Being without books, he memorized books in libraries. About 1632 he went to
Madrid , where he applied himself to writing and fulfilled various duties confided to him till 1648. consecratedBishop of Ugento in Rome, on 22 March, 1649.Works
His works fill at least 30 volumes [ [http://traditionalcatholic.net/Tradition/Canon_Law/index.html Codex Iuris Canonici ] ] . They show intimate acquaintance with authors, sources, and controverted questions, and include:
*"Pastoralis Sollicitudinis, sive de Officio et Potestate Episcopi Tripartita Descriptio" (Rome, 1621; Lyons, 1629; in folio, 1641, 1650, etc.).
*"Variae Juris Tractationes", a similar work relating to parish priests was published in Rome in 1632, Lyons, 1634, Geneva, 1662, Venice, 1705, in quarto; in folio, Lyons, 1631 and 1644, Strasburg, 1652.
*"Juris Ecclesiastici Universi Libri III" (Lyons, 1633, 1645, 1718).All the canonical works of Barbosa were published at Lyons, 1657-75, in 19 vols. In quinto, 16 vols. in folio, and again, 1698-1716, 20 vols. in quinto, 18 vols. in folio.
References
*Hurter in "Kirchenlexikon", s. v.
*Franz Xavier Wernz , "Jus Decretalium" (Rome, 1898), I, 408.Notes
External links
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02287b.htm "Catholic Encyclopedia" article]
* [http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/dictsweb/r_Barbosa.html Tarlton Law Library page]
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