Trent

City in northern Italy, location of the ecumenical Council of Trent (1545-1563). The Council's Session IV decrees on canonical Scripture and the Vulgate are reproduced in the text.

Preliminaries

• DECREES OF THE COUNCIL OF TRENT (SESSION IV). — Header for the Council of Trent decrees

  "DECREES OF THE COUNCIL OF TRENT (SESSION IV)."

• DECREES OF THE COUNCIL OF TRENT (SESSION IV). — The Council described as sacred, ecumenical and general

  "The sacred, œcumenical and general Council of Trent, lawfully assembled in the Holy Spirit"

• PREFACE TO THE READER (1) — Benefits God bestowed through the Tridentine Synod

  "Among the many and great benefits which God has bestowed upon His Church through the sacred Tridentine Synod"

• PREFACE TO THE READER (1) — The Synod decreed the Vulgate be printed as correctly as possible

  "the same most holy Synod of Trent wisely added by its decree that this same Old and Vulgate edition should be printed as correctly as possible"

Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture

• Chapter II: On the Object and Breadth of Sacred Scripture — The Council of Trent began the reform of the Church from Sacred Scripture

  "the holy Council of Trent begins the reform of the Church from Sacred Scripture"

• Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers — The Tridentine Synod in Session V decreed the reading of sacred Scripture in all assemblies

  "the Tridentine Synod took care, lest that custom should waver anywhere, so that in Session V it would thoroughly decree"

• Chapter V: On the Dispositions Required for This Study — The Council of Trent distributed portions of the Bible in the daily office

  "the Council of Trent at the very beginning of Session II commands that the reading of divine Scriptures be mixed in at the tables of bishops"

• Arguments for the Old Testament — The Church in the Council of Trent commands the perpetual reading of Sacred Scripture

  "She, in the Council of Trent, in the entire first chapter On Reform, commands that the perpetual reading of Sacred Scripture be everywhere restored"

• Chapter V: On the Dispositions Required for This Study — Cardinal Hosius was president of the Council of Trent; Andreas Dudecius appeared there as legate

  "Cardinal Hosius, president of the Council of Trent"

• The Author's Method (paragraph 48) — Lapide states the Vulgate edition must be defended by decree of the Council of Trent

  "I have always held that the Vulgate edition must be defended, by decree of the Council of Trent"

Related

• Council of Trent