Bartholomeus of Capua

Bartholomeus von Capua (born August 24, 1248 in Capua , † 1328 in Naples ) was an Italian lawyer and functionary of the Kingdom of Sicily and then of the Kingdom of Naples . He studied law at the University of Naples and became a doctor legum on September 12, 1278 . His teaching activity in Naples is certainly documented for 1282 to 1284, but it probably lasted from 1278 to 1289. In 1290 he was appointed protonotary, in 1296 logothete. In the autumn of 1294 Celestine V. appointed Bartholomeus papal notary - he was the only lay person who ever achieved this office - and he may have worked for a few months at the curia, but retained his offices in the kingdom in which he was represented . As a glossator, he commented on the Norman-Staufer legal system of the Melfi constitutions and their additions as well as texts of Roman law. For almost three decades, as the head of the Angiovini law firm in Naples, he was able to experience the connection between theory and practice. He is also known for his statements in the canonization process of Thomas Aquinas .

literature

Maria G. di Renzo Villata: Bartholom (a) eus of Capua . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 1, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1980, ISBN 3-7608-8901-8 , Sp. 1493 f.
Ingeborg Walter - Maura Piccialuti: Bartolomeo da Capua. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 1: Aaron – Albertucci. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1960, numerous OCR errors.
Karl Joseph Rieder : The Sicilian formula and office book of Bartholomäus von Capua. In: Roman quarterly for Christian antiquity and church history, Vol. 20,2, 1906, pp. 3–26
August Nitschke : The speeches of the logothet Bartholomäus von Capua . In: Sources and research from Italian archives and libraries 35, 1956, pp. 226-274 ( digitized special print in the MGH library)

Remarks

↑ Gerd Friedrich Nüske: Investigations into the staff of the papal chancellery 1254-1304 . In Archiv für Diplomatik 20, 1974, pp. 39–240, here pp. 90–93.
↑ A summary of the evidence about his activity in the office of Giuseppe Russo: Reggio Calabria tra medioevo ed età moderna attraverso le fonti scritte (1284 - 1647). Edizione critica dei documenti. Edizioni aicc, Castrovillari 2016, pp. 141–142 in Note 2.

Web links

Manuscripts with glosses by Bartholomeus in Manuscripta Mediaevalia
Link collection to digital copies with glosses by Bartholomeus at BEIC
Works by and about Bartholomeus von Capua in the German Digital Library
Paola Maffei: Bartolomeo da Capua in: Enciclopedia Federiciana, Rome 2005
Publications on Bartholomäus von Capua in the Opac der Regesta Imperii
Publications on Bartolomeo da Capua in the Opac der Regesta Imperii
Publications by Bartholomeus von Capua in the Opac des Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale (SBN)
Standard entry in the Opac of the SBN

personal data
SURNAME	Bartholomeus of Capua
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bartholomaeus Capuanus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Jurist and logologist of the Kingdom of Sicily
DATE OF BIRTH	August 24, 1248
PLACE OF BIRTH	Capua
DATE OF DEATH	1328
Place of death	Naples

[1] Gerd Friedrich Nüske: Investigations into the staff of the papal chancellery 1254-1304 . In Archiv für Diplomatik 20, 1974, pp. 39–240, here pp. 90–93.

[2] A summary of the evidence about his activity in the office of Giuseppe Russo: Reggio Calabria tra medioevo ed età moderna attraverso le fonti scritte (1284 - 1647). Edizione critica dei documenti. Edizioni aicc, Castrovillari 2016, pp. 141–142 in Note 2.