,,Cura animarum" of the Preachers Order in the Background of the Medieval Monkhoods Soul Salvation Development by Slawomir Zonenberg

“… On the 21st of January 1217, St. Dominic Guzman and his order were given the bulla "Gratiarum omnium" from the Pope, Honorius III (1216-1227), which approved their idea of preaching and spreading the Gospel; thus they became independent from the bishops because they received their traditional regulations in that field. …”
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