Simon of Bisignano

Simon of Bisignano
Simon of Bisignano
Born	Bisignano, Calabria, Kingdom of Sicily
Occupation	Teacher of canon law
Years active	1170's
Known for	Composing "Summa"

Simon of Bisignano was a teacher of canon law in Bologna in the 1170s. He composed a Summa on the Decretum Gratiani between March 1177 and March 1179.[1] Like Paucapalea, he, too, might have been a student of Gratian himself.[2]

Notes

S. Kuttner, Repertorium der Kanonistik (1140-1234): Prodromus corporis glossarum I, Vatican City, 1937, p. 149.
J.F. von Schulte, Die Geschichte der Quellen und Literatur des Canonischen Rechts von Gratian bis auf die Gegenwart, 3 vols, Stuttgart 1875-1880, I, p. 141.

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[1] S. Kuttner, Repertorium der Kanonistik (1140-1234): Prodromus corporis glossarum I, Vatican City, 1937, p. 149.

[2] J.F. von Schulte, Die Geschichte der Quellen und Literatur des Canonischen Rechts von Gratian bis auf die Gegenwart, 3 vols, Stuttgart 1875-1880, I, p. 141.