Also, if you check commentaries on Book IV of the Sentences, you will find
ideas of sacraments under natural law and under the "old" law.
Tom Izbicki
At 06:05 PM 10/28/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>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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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Angus Graham <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>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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