Simon of Bisignano explained

Simon of Bisignano
Occupation:	Teacher of canon law
Years Active:	1170's
Known For:	Composing "Summa"
Birth Place:	Bisignano, Calabria, Kingdom of Sicily

Simon of Bisignano was a teacher of canon law in Bologna in the 1170s. He composed a Summa on the Decretum Gratiani between March 1177 and March 1179.^[1] Like Paucapalea, he, too, might have been a student of Gratian himself.^[2]

Notes

1. S. Kuttner, Repertorium der Kanonistik (1140-1234): Prodromus corporis glossarum I, Vatican City, 1937, p. 149.
2. J.F. von Schulte, Die Geschichte der Quellen und Literatur des Canonischen Rechts von Gratian bis auf die Gegenwart, 3 vols, Stuttgart 1875-1880, I, p. 141.