Historický vývoj kanonizačného práva – od staroveku po reformy pápeža Urbana VIII.
Historical Development of Canonization Law – from Antiquity to Reforms of Pope Urban VIII

Summary/Abstract: Like other canon law branches, canonization law has its own special history too, the beginnings of which can be found in antiquity, in this case in ancient cult of early Christian martyrs. Since then, not only theology, but also norms of particular law, which dominated the area to the High Middle Ages, have gradually formed. Only in this period, Pope Alexander III reserved the power of canonization of saints for the Bishops of Rome, as the power belonged to diocesan bishops until that time. However, his regulation was enforced only gradually in practice. Supervisory powers of the Apostolic See in processes of beatification and canonization can be considered generally accepted only after successful reforms of Pope Urban VIII. The main aim of this study is to point out the history and the most important impulses of development of canonization law from ancient times until the above-mentioned reforms of Urban VIII that in many respects predetermined further development of this branch of law.

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