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Gratian (Latin: Gratianus; 18 April 359 – 25 August 383) was emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383. The eldest son of Valentinian I, Gratian was raised to the rank of Augustus as a child and inherited the West after his father's death in 375.
Gratian (born 11th century, Carraria-Ficulle?, Tuscany [Italy]—died before 1159, Bologna?) was an Italian monk who was the father of the study of canon law. His writing and teaching initiated canon law as a new branch of learning distinct from theology. Little is known of his life.
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The Decretum Gratiani, also known as the Concordia discordantium canonum or Concordantia discordantium canonum or simply as the Decretum, is a collection of canon law compiled and written in the 12th century as a legal textbook by the jurist known as Gratian.
Gratian (born 359, Sirmium, Pannonia [now Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia]—died August 25, 383, Lugdunum, Lugdunensis [now Lyon, France]) was a Roman emperor from 367 to 383. During part of his reign he shared this office with his father, Valentinian I (reigned 364–375), and his uncle Valens (reigned 364–378).
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Kenneth Pennington, The Biography of Gratian, The Father of Canon Law, 59 VILL. L. REV. 679 (2014). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty Scholarship at CUA Law Scholarship
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SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Gratian ( Latin: Gratianus; 18 April 359 – 25 August 383) was emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383. The eldest son of Valentinian I, Gratian was raised to the rank of Augustus as a child and inherited the West after his father's death in 375.
New Catholic Encyclopedia. GRATIAN, ROMAN EMPEROR 367 to 383; b. Sirmium, 359; d. (assassinated) Lyons, Aug. 25, 383. Flavius Gratianus, to use his Latin name, son of valentinian i, was proclaimed Augustus at Amiens in 367 and, on the sudden death of his father in 375, became emperor in the western half of the empire in his 16th year.
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