Canon law

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Canon law is the body of laws and regulations developed by ecclesiastical authority, particularly in the Catholic Church, to govern church organization, doctrine, and the conduct of clergy and laity.

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Generate an image of Canon law (Canon law is the body of laws and regulations developed by ecclesiastical authority, particularly in the Catholic Church, to govern church organization, doctrine, and the conduct of clergy and laity.)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of ecclesiastical laws ⓘ
legal discipline ⓘ
religious legal system ⓘ
aimsTo promote salvation of souls ⓘ
protect doctrine ⓘ
regulate internal life of the Church ⓘ
appliesTo Anglican Communion ⓘ
Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Churches ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

some Protestant churches ⓘ
appliesWithin church courts ⓘ
developedFrom Roman law traditions ⓘ
biblical law interpretations ⓘ
early church disciplinary canons ⓘ
fieldOfStudy canonistics ⓘ
governs church discipline ⓘ
church governance structures ⓘ
church organization ⓘ
church property ⓘ
conduct of clergy ⓘ
conduct of laity ⓘ
obligations of the faithful ⓘ
rights of the faithful ⓘ
sacramental practice ⓘ
hasMajorBranch Anglican canon law ⓘ
Eastern Catholic canon law ⓘ
Latin canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law

Orthodox canon law ⓘ
hasSource custom ⓘ
diocesan legislation ⓘ
ecclesiastical authority ⓘ
ecumenical council canons ⓘ
papal decrees ⓘ
particular council canons ⓘ
includes administrative norms ⓘ
law of religious institutes ⓘ
marriage law ⓘ
penal norms ⓘ
procedural norms ⓘ
sacramental norms ⓘ
influences church-state relations ⓘ
isDistinctFrom civil law ⓘ
liturgical rubrics ⓘ
theology ⓘ
languageOfClassicalStudy Latin ⓘ
studiedBy canon lawyers ⓘ
church administrators ⓘ
ecclesiastical judges ⓘ

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Referenced by (81)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scots law → historicalInfluence → Canon law ⓘ
subject linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Rite of Baptism (Roman Rite) → conformsTo → Code of Canon Law (baptism canons) ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Anointing of the Sick → codifiedIn → Code of Canon Law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Latin Rite → hasCanonicalDiscipline → Code of Canon Law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Latin Rite → governedBy → 1983 Code of Canon Law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim → usesLaw → Code of Canon Law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Scots civil law → influencedBy → canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Canon law → hasMajorBranch → Latin canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Major Penitentiary → category → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Anglican Use → follows → Roman Catholic canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz → isSubjectOf → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Censura Forensis → legalSystemAnalyzed → canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Catholic Encyclopedia → scope → canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Dei Providentis → belongsToTradition → Catholic canon law ⓘ
subject linked to: motu proprio Dei Providentis
linked to: Canon law
Diocese of Orange → governingDocument → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Ecclesiastical Latin → associatedWith → Catholic canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Bulla Benedictus Deus (1564) → belongsToTradition → Roman Catholic canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Diocese of Syracuse → subjectTo → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Catholic Church in France → subjectTo → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Catholic religious orders → regulatedBy → Canon law on institutes of consecrated life ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
canons of the Church of England → partOf → Anglican canon law tradition ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Measures (Church of England) → category → Church of England law ⓘ
subject linked to: Measures
linked to: Canon law
Eastern Catholic canon law → influencedBy → Latin canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Eastern Catholic canon law → harmonizedWith → Latin canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Bishopric of Essen → follows → Canon law ⓘ
Oil of the Sick → regulatedBy → Canon Law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Catholic Church hierarchy → governedBy → canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Sacri Canones → belongsTo → canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Corpus Iuris Canonici → legalDomain → canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Presentation Brothers → subjectTo → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Baroque scholasticism → hasInfluenceOn → Catholic canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Carmelite nuns → recognizedBy → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Papal conclave → governedBy → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of San Francisco → follows → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Spanish colonial administration → influencedBy → Catholic canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Servant of God → fallsUnder → Catholic canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wollongong → subjectTo → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Diocese of Coimbra → isSubjectOf → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Catholic Church missionary institutes → follows → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Roman Canon Law in the Church of England → mainSubject → Roman canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Gloriosam Ecclesiam → religiousContext → Catholic canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Catholic Diocese of Mobile → follows → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Canon B1 → legalSystem → canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament → areaOfWork → Ecclesiastical law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Roman Catholic Diocese of Casale Monferrato → governedAccordingTo → Roman Catholic canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Catholic Church → hasLegalSystem → Canon law ⓘ
subject linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
Habsburg law → influencedBy → Canon law ⓘ
Archbishop-Bishop of Vĩnh Long → subjectTo → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Cyfraith Hywel → influencedBy → Christian canon law ⓘ
linked to: Canon law
Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine → isSubjectOf → Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Canon law