Codex Iuris Canonici PiiX Pontificis Maximi

by Pope Benedict XV

a thick red book with gold lettering;

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1944

About the author

Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, elected Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on 3 September 1914 under the name Benedict XV, sponsored relief efforts of World War I and sought to mediate peace. He promulgated a major revision to the Code of Canon Law from 27 May 1917, which is considered to have stimulated religious life and activities throughout the Church.