Johannes de Anania

Biography

• born in Agnani.
• studied civil law at Florianus de S.Petro and canon law at Petrus de Ancharano.
• 1422: Licentiate and Doctorate.
• taught in Bologna.
• soon gave up teaching to dedicate himself to advocacy and administration.
• was married to the daughter of Alexander Tratagnus.
• got ordained after the death of his wife.
• 1443: Canon
• 1448: Archdeacon
• 17^th February 1457: Death.
• Was teacher of Pope Paul II, Andreas de Barbatia and Alexander Tartagnus.

Activities as Canonist

• Commentarius super V.libro Decretalium
• Super Sexto Decretalium
• Consilia
• Disputatio in materia alienationis feudi
• Quaestiones
• Allegatio de salario et stipendio ac obligatione et promissione domini
• Tractatus de jubileo

Editions and Sources

• Consilia, ad Signum iurisconsulti, Venetiis 1576.
• Lectura super prima et secunda parte libri quinti Decretalium: with Repertorium, part 1, Milano 1497.
• Lectura super prima et secunda parte libri quinti Decretalium: with Repertorium, part 2, Milano 1497.

 Introductory Secondary Literature

• see Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Medieval and Early Modern Jurists.
• SCHULTE, Johann Friedrich von: Die Geschichte der Quellen und Literatur des Canonischen Rechts. Von Papst Gregor IX. bis zum Concil von Trient, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1877, pp.321-322.