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Burchard of Worms
Burchard of Worms was bishop of Worms from 1000 to 1025. Between about 1008 and 1012 he compiled the Decretum, a collection of canon law in twenty books that became the standard handbook of church law until Gratian in the 12th century. He also issued a law code for the dependants of his church and strengthened the bishop's authority over the city of Worms.
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