Papal bull - Examples of papal bulls - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Papal Bull: Encyclopedia - Papal Bull
A Papal bull is a special kind of patent or charter issued by a pope and named for the seal (bulla) that was appended to the end to authe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal Bull: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Bull - Format
The bull's format began with one-line in tall elongated letters containing three elements: the pope's name, the pope's title (episcopus s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal Bull: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Bull - Content
In terms of content, the bull is simply the format in which a decree of the pope appears. Any subject may be treated in a bull, and many ...   » Read the article