Codinet, n. 1

Date: 815

Archive: Diocesan and Chapter Archive of Urgell

Document type: Textual

Reference code: ACU, Codinet, núm.1.

Link to the archive

Description: The Codinet document, n. 1, preserved in the Urgell Diocesan and Chapter Archives, is a key piece for understanding the ecclesiastical and territorial organization of Alt Urgell at the beginning of the 9th century. Dated in 815, in the middle of the Carolingian period, it reflects the implementation of the administrative and religious structures promoted by the Frankish Empire. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it testifies to the articulation of a border territory between the Christian and Arab worlds, and shows how Catalonia was beginning to shape its own identity within medieval Europe. This document is essential to understand the consolidation of episcopal power and its influence on the structuring of the Pyrenees territory.