Decreta Synodi Dioecesanae – Catholic Church – 1699 | Florentine Council Decrees in Vellum

Decreta Synodi Dioecesanae Florentinae is the official declarations of the Diocese of Florence published in 1699. Issued by the Catholic Church, this edition outlines the documents structured by the Florentine clergy and addresses matters including religious education, sacramental discipline, clerical life, and community obligations. Specific topics include baptism, confirmation, penance, matrimony, holy orders, the celebration of the Mass, and parish duties. It also contains a section on issues surrounding Jewish residents in Florence, as well as the conduct of nuns in their monasteries.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Decreta Synodi Dioecesanae Florentinae celebratae in ecclesia metropolitana die 24. mensis Septembris anni 1699
• Author(s): Catholic Church
• Illustrator(s):
• Contributor(s):
• Publisher: Florentiae, Ex Archiepiscopali Typographia apud Vincentium Vangelisti
• Edition: First edition, 1699
• Format: (4to), single volume
• Binding: Full vellum
• Size:  9.25in x 7in (23.5 cm x 17.8 cm)
• Collation: [xvi], 74 pp; includes one foldout
• Illustrations: One fold-out leaf
• Contents Include:
  • On the Profession of Faith
  • On teaching the beginnings of the Faith to children and the unlearned
  • On Jews
  • On preaching the Word of God
  • On the Sacraments in general
  • On the Sacrament of Baptism
  • On Confirmation
  • On the Sacrament of the Eucharist
  • On the Sacrament of Penance
  • On Extreme Unction (Last Rites)
  • On the Sacrament of Holy Orders
  • On the Sacrament of Matrimony
  • On the Celebration of Masses
  • On the life and honesty of the clergy
  • On churches and their worship and veneration
  • On Funerals
  • On Nuns
  • On the duties of the Parish Priest
  • On Constitutions
  • On Examiners
  • On Judges

Condition:

Very Good. Full vellum binding remains structurally sound with firm hinges. Pages are tight and well-secured. Moderate foxing and spotting appear throughout, consistent with the age and paper. The foldout is complete.

Why Collect This?

• Rare Latin record of Florentine diocesan rulings post-Trent
• Original full vellum binding with surviving fold-out
• Ecclesiastical content structured for clerical practice in late 17th-century Tuscany
• Printed by the official press of the Florentine archdiocese

Item Number: #29114