Angus,
The number of the Sacraments was fixed at seven by Pope Innocent III at the
Fourth Lateran Council (1215), and the Council of Florence later reaffirmed
this as well (1438-1445), as did the Council of Trent (1545-1563). Prior to
this, however, the number of the Sacraments varied from as few as two to as
many as thirty--St. Bernard of Clairvaux, e.g., listed ten.
I hope this is helpful.
Regards,
The Rev. Travis D. Stolz
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From: Angus Graham <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 8:21 PM
Subject: Sacramental oddity
> Dear all
>
> A colleague in Italy is looking at the work of Bono Giamboni (fl.
> 1261-1292), in particular his Della miseria dell'uomo. In book 6 of this
> work, Bono lists the 7 sacraments, but among them includes
> 'Incarnazione' and is silent on ordination. One might suppose this to be
> some scribal glitch between Incarnazione and Ordinazione, but this is
> not so, since Bono continues:
>
> "Per la Incarnazione e morte di Cristo se ne salvano le genti, e vannone
> in paradiso: sanza la cui incarnazione e morte niuno si poteva salvare;
> e perņ dice il Vangelio, tutti siamo ricomperati del prezioso sangue di
> Cristo."
>
> In a later work on vices and virtues, Bono gives the 7 sacraments as we
> would expect them. I cannot help my colleague with any insight, and I
> wonder if the collective wisdom and knowledge of this list might have
> some explanation or know of similar variation among our sacraments?
> Gregory IX's Decretals (early 1230s) makes mention of the sacraments
> here and there but gives us no surprises.
>
> With thanks
>
> Angus Graham, in the air-conditioned ambience of NE Oman.
>
>
>
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