Rüfner, Thomas, Recht und Religion in der europäischen Rechtstradition I: Sedes iustitiae und zweiter Dom im Rheinland. Die Konstantin-Basilika als Kristallisationspunkt von Recht und Religion in Trier

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Abstract Seat of Justice and Second Cathedral of the Rhineland. The Basilica of Constantine as a point of encounter of law and religion in Trier. The Aula Palatina in Trier was part of the residence of the Roman Emperors and as such a place of legislation and jurisdiction. Notably, the trial of Priscillian of Avila, often labelled the first heresy trial in church history, was likely conducted in the Aula Palatina. Centuries later, the Roman building was converted into Trier s first protestant church. Caspar Olevianus, the Trier-born jurist and Calvinist reformer, is remembered nearby. The so-called Basilica of Constantine provides thus a peculiarly apt venue for exploring the mutual influences and entanglements of law and Christian religion in European history.