Raimundus de Arenis

(Cardinalis)

Biography

• Born as Raimundus de Arensis in Nîmes.
• was probably Cardinal Gratian, but called Cardinalis to avoid confusion with Gratian, the author of the Decretum.
• studied under Bulgarus together with Stephen of Tournai in Bologna.
• 1159: Belonged to the electors of Antipope Victor; later: reconciliation with Pope Alexander III.
• since 21^st March 1168, he appears as S.E.E. subdiaconus et notarius in papal bulls.
• Part of an embassy to King Henry II of England.
• Since 1^st October 1176 he appears as Card. Diaconus tit. SS. Cosmae et Damiani.
• Death: Probably after 28^th May 1197.

Activities as Canonist

• Glossator
• He wrote a Gloss (probably in the early 1160’s) that might have existed as an independent apparatus to the Decretum

Editions and Sources

• Letter from 3rd November 1176 mentioning Raimundus of Arenis as sancte Romane ecclesie diaconi cardinalis titulo Sancte Marie in Via-lata,

Introductory Secondary Literature

• SCHULTE, Johann Friedrich: Die Geschichte der Quellen und Literatur des canonischen Rechts. Von Gratian bis auf die Gegenwart, Vol.1, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1875, pp.145-149.
• WEIGAND, Rudolf: Cardinalis, Raimundus de Arenis, in: KASPER, Walter (ed.): Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche, Vol. 2, Barclay-Damodos, Freiburg im Breisgau, Herder 2009, p. 944.
• WEIGAND, Rudolf: Die Glossen des Cardinalis -Raimundus de (H)arenis – zu C.16, in: Recht im Dienste des Menschen, 1986: pp. 267-283.