The Jurisdiction of the Patriarchs of the Major Sees in Antiquity and in the Middle Ages: A Historical Commentary

xii, 111 p. ; 23 cm Thesis--Catholic Univ. of America, 1949 Biographical note, p. 96 Inbludes bibliography (p. 92-95) and index Part I. The patriarchs in antiquity ; The patriarchal rank in antiquity ; The patriarchal jurisdiction in antiquity -- Part II. The patriarchs in the Middle Ages ; The patriarchs according to Pope Nicholas I (858-867) ; Legislation of the IV Council of Constantinople (869-870) concerning patriarchs ; Patriarchs of the Latin Rite in the major eastern Sees ; The enactments of the IV Lateran Council (1215) concerning patriarchs and patriarchal Sees ; The Council of Florence (1439-1445)