Egységesítés az ítélkezés által (Észrevételek a pápai kiküldött bírók 1189 előtti apuliai tevékenységéhez)
Unification through jurisdiction. Remarks on papal judges delegated in Apulia prior to 1189

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with questions concerning papal delegated jurisdiction in the Southern Italian region of Apulia, from its first detectable appearance in the 12th century until 1189. Mainly analyzing papal mandates of delegation issued to local prelates, the study focuses on how papal delegations were developed, implemented and used especially in ecclesiastical institutions in the archdioceses of Trani, Bari, Brindisi, and the exempt diocese of Monopoli. Thereby, it discusses the unifying and standardizing capability of papal jurisdiction after and during the 11–12th-century curial reforms. The issuing of papal mandates of delegation began considerably later (and was of lower quantity) in this region than in other parts of the Latin Church, as the first of the 17 mandates issued in the analyzed period dates back to the pontificate of Pope Alexander III. However, thematic analogies of the cases are indicated. Several papal charters were issued during a case tried by judge delegates, and certain specialists for different cases can be identified amongst the Apulian judge delegates. In general, it can be assumed that the Roman curia, as well as the ecclesiastical institutions of Apulia under Norman rule, needed time to develop and test new ways of organizing ecclesiastical jurisdiction and that a certain level of integration must have already been established prior to the new jurisdictional procedures.

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