See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

COURT OF See also:

• COURT OF ROTA

ROTA  , one of the departments of the See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval papal organization, existing alongside the Dataria, the Poenitentiaria, the two Signaturas (S . Gratiae and S . Justitiae), and other bureaus . The See also:

• ROTA, COURT OF

Rota was the supreme See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court of Christendom . It consisted of twelve members, three from See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome, two from See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, one each from See also:

• BOLOGNA
• BOLOGNA, GIOVANNI DA (1524–1608)

Bologna, See also:

• FERRARA

Ferrara, See also:

• VENICE
• VENICE (continued)
• VENICE (Venezia)

Venice, See also:

• MILAN
• MILAN (Ital. Milano, Ger. Mailand, anc. Mediolanum, q.v.)

Milan, See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany, See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, and (alternately) See also:

• TUSCANY
• TUSCANY (Toscana)

Tuscany or See also:

• PERUGIA (anc. Perusia)

Perugia . It declined in importance when the Signitura Justitiae was set above it as the court of See also:

• APPEAL

appeal for See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy, and more so as the See also:

• GEOGRAPHICAL

geographical See also:

• JURISDICTION
• JURISDICTION, CRIMINAL LAW, DIVORCE

jurisdiction of the See also:

• POPE (Gr. irarraas, post-classical Lat. papa, father)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1688–1744)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1763-1835)
• POPE, JANE (1742-1818)
• POPE, JOHN (1822-1892)
• POPE, SIR THOMAS (c. 1507-1559)

pope was gradually lessened . After the See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

Council of See also:

• TRENT
• TRENT (Lat. Tridentum; Ital. Trento; Ger. relent)
• TRENT, COUNCIL OF

Trent the old arrangements were replaced by the Congregations, permanent committees of cardinals which See also:

• DEAL

deal with definite branches of business . The Rota, however, was restored to its functions as supreme court of appeal by Pope See also:

• PIUS

Pius X. in 1908 (see See also:

• CURIA

CURIA See also:

• ROMANA

ROMANA) .