Inserted among the twelfth-century compilation known as the "Decretum Gratiani", the document is included among the texts of the "False Decretals of Isidore" although it is commonly held not to be one of Isidore's own forgeries.
Inserted among the twelfth-century compilation known as the "Decretum Gratiani", this document continued to be used by medieval popes to bolster their territorial and secular power in Italy. It is included among the texts of the "False Decretals of Isidore" although it is commonly held not to be one of Isidore's own forgeries.