[1299 De sepulturis papal bulla's impact on medicine]

The subject of the paper is a presentation of the full text of Bonifacy VIII's 1299 bulla De Sepulturis. The author draws attention to a fact that the bulla if frequently quoted as a reason for slowing dawn medieval astronomical research, yet few authors refer to its original text. Thus it is often misinterpreted. Historical facts directly preceding the publishing of the bulla are discussed and in particular the preparation of bodies of Frederic I of Barbarossa and other knights to be buried in their home countries.