Reginald Fellows, "The New Code of Roman Canon Law", Journal of Comparative Legislation and International Law, 3rd Ser., Vol. 1, No. 3 (1919) 239-244.
Note: Several of these men were "papabile" in their time. See my Notes on the Canonist's Conclave of 1922.
Most photos are from Salvador Miranda's Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, are used with permission, and are linked to brief biographical sketches thereon.
For some documentation regarding the early days of the Pio-Benedictine Code, click here. "I assure you, during the whole year, I would take not one day of vacation, except for Easter Sunday--which was made up for the following Monday." Cdl. Gasparri, in 1934.
Reginald Fellows, "The New Code of Roman Canon Law", Journal of Comparative Legislation and International Law, 3rd Ser., Vol. 1, No. 3 (1919) 239-244.
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The Pontifical Commission for the Codification of Canon Law (1904-1917)
Pietro Gasparri (1852-1935) was the driving intellect behind the Catholic Church's first codification of canon law in the early 20th century, but one should not forget the other members of the papal commission that aided him. All full members of the commission were Cardinal Fathers, with a young canonist, the future Pope Pius XII, serving as assistant. Their academic credentials (where I could locate them) were impressive, and not a few, it seems, made their mark outside of canonical circles. Most of the early members were Italian, of course, though Spain (Vives y Tuto and Merry del Val y Zulueta), Germany (Steinhuber), Holland (van Rossum) and France (Matthieu) were represented. Several (Martinelli, Satolli, Cavvichioni, Vives y Tuto, and Merry del Val) had significant exposures to Anglo-American common law. Some died († ) before the Pio-Benedictine Code was promulgated. To these were added various consulters, some of whom were later promoted to the Commission itself. Below, then, are what might be termed "the Men behind the Man behind the Code of Canon Law."
Commission President
Commission Charter Members soon named to Executive Council
Other Commission Charter Members
Consulters and others promoted to Commission over time
Other original Consulters to the Commission
Priests: A. Eschbach, T. Esser, V. Fernandez y Villa, P. Giustini, B. Klumper, P. de Langogne, C. de Lai, L. Janssens, M. Kaiser, A. Lepicier, C. Lombardi, A. Pillet, G. Sebastianelli, P. Valenzuela, A. Veccia, F. Wernz.
Others named Consulters to the Commission over time
Archbishops: J. Befani, E. Binzecher, A. Budini, P. Checchi, I, Costa, J. de Montel, O. Giorgi, J. Latini, E. Lucidi, I. Lugari, D. Mannaioli, B. Melata, J. Nervegna, H. Pezzani, A. Sili.
Priests: C. Benedetti, I. Bucceroni, M. de Luca, A. Lepidi, J. Noval, B. Ojetti, D. Palmieri.
Layman: C. Capogrossi-Guarna
Others named to or contributing to Commission work over time
P. Bastien, C. Beccari, F. Do Rego Maia, E. Estaban, Joachim a S. Simone Stock, J. Laurentius, S. Many, A. Mariani, R. Maribi, P. Pacelli, F. Parillo, A. Rolli, J. Rossi, C. Santucci, I. Serédi, A. Sincero, M. Sleutjes, J. Sole, F. Spolverini, D. Taccone-Gallucci, A. Verde, P. Vidal. (See Stickler, Historia Iuris, 378).
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