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VOLUME XIV
THE SEVEN ECUMENICAL COUNCILS
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Volume XIV
Preface
General Introduction
Bibliographical Introduction
Appended Note on the Eastern Editions of Synodical Literature
Excursus on the History of the Roman Law and Its Relation to the Canon Law
The First Ecumenical Council; The First Council of Nicea
Historical Introduction
The Nicene Creed
Excursus on the Word Homousios
Excursus on the Words Gennhqe/ta Ou0 Poihqe/nta
The Canons of the 318 Holy Fathers Assembled in the City of Nice, in Bithynia
Excursus on the Use of the Word "Canon."
Excursus on the Word Prosfe/rein
Excursus on the Extent of the Jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome Over the Suburbican Churches
Excursus on the Rise of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Excursus on the Chorepiscopi
Excursus on the Public Discipline or Exomologesis of the Early Church
Excursus on the Communion of the Sick
Excursus on the Translation of Bishops
Excursus on Usury
Excursus on the Deaconess of the Early Church
Excursus on the Number of the Nicene Canons
The Captions of the Arabic Canons Attributed to the Council of Nicea
Proposed Action on Clerical Celibacy
The Synodal Letter
On the Keeping of Easter
Excursus on the Subsequent History of the Easter Question
The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra Neocaesarea, Antioch and Laodicea
Introductory Note to the Canons of the Provincial Synods
The Canons of the Council of Ancyra
Historical Note
Excursus on Second Marriages, Called Digamy
The Council of Neocaesarea
Historical Note
The Council of Gangra
Historical Introduction
Synodical Letter of the Council of Gangra
The Canons of the Holy Fathers Assembled at Gangra
Epilogue
The Synod of Antioch in Encaeniis
The Synodal Letter
The Canons of the Blessed and Holy Fathers Assembled at Antioch in Syria
Synod of Laodicea
Historical Introduction
The Canons of the Synod Held in the City of Laodicea, in Phrygia Pacatiana
Excursus on the Choir Offices of the Early Church
Excursus on the Worship of the Early Church. (Percival, H. R.: Johnson's Universal Cyclopoedia, Vol. V., S. V. Liturgics.)
Excursus on the Vestments of the Early Church
Excursus on the Minor Orders of the Early Church. (Lightfoot, Apostolic Fathers, Ignatius, Vol. I., P. 258.)
The Second Ecumenical Council. The First Council of Constantinople
Historical Introduction
The Holy Creed Which the 150 Holy Fathers Set Forth, Which is Consonant with the Holy and Great Synod of Nice
Introductory Note
Historical Excursus on the Introduction into the Creed of the Words "And the Son."
Historical Note on the Lost "Tome" Of the Second Council
Letter of the Same Holy Synod to the Most Pious Emperor Theodosius the Great, to Which are Appended the Canons Enacted by Them
Introduction on the Number of the Canons
Canons of the One Hundred and Fifty Fathers
Excursus on the Heresies Condemned in Canon I
Excursus on the Authority of the Second Ecumenical Council. (Hefele, History of the Councils, Vol. II., Pp. 370, Et Seqq.)
Council of Constantinople: the Synodical Letter
The Third Ecumenical Council.; The Council of Ephesus
Historical Introduction
Extracts from the Acts. Session I
The Epistle of Cyril to Nestorius
Extracts from the Acts. Session I. (Continued)
Historical Introduction to St. Cyril's Anathematisms
The Epistle of Cyril to Nestorius with the XII. Anathematisms
The XII. Anathematisms of St. Cyril Against Nestorius
Excursus on the Word Qeoto/koj
Excursus on How Our Lord Worked Miracles
Extracts from the Acts. Session I. (Continued)
Decree of the Council Against Nestorius. (Found in All the Concilia in Greek with Latin Versions.)
Extracts from the Acts. Session II
The Letter of Pope Coelestine to the Synod of Ephesus
Extracts from the Acts. Session II. (Continued.)
Extracts from the Acts. Session III
The Canons of the Two Hundred Holy and Blessed Fathers Who Met at Ephesus
Excursus on the Conciliabulum of John of Antioch
Excursus on Pelagianism
Excursus on the Words Pi/stin 0Epe/ran
The Letter of the Same Holy Synod of Ephesus, to the Sacred Synod in Pamphylia Concerning Eustathius Who Had Been Their Metropolitan
The Letter of the Synod to Pope Celestine
The Definition of the Holy and Ecumenical Synod of Ephesus Against the Impious Messalians
Decree of the Synod in the Matter of Euprepius and Cyril
The Fourth Ecumenical Council.; The Council of Chalcedon
General Introduction
Extracts from the Acts. Session I
Extracts from the Acts. Session II
The Letter of Cyril to John of Antioch
Extracts from the Acts. Session II. (Continued)
The Tome of St. Leo
Extracts from the Acts Session II. (Continued)
Session III
The Condemnation Sent by the Holy and Ecumenical Synod to Dioscorus
Extracts from the Acts. Session IV
Session V
The Definition of Faith of the Council of Chalcedon
Extracts from the Acts. Session VI
Decree on the Jurisdiction of Jerusalem and Antioch. Session VII
The Decree with Regard to the Bishop of Ephesus. Session XII
Decree with Regard to Nicomedia. Session XIII
The XXX Canons of the Holy and Fourth Synods, of Chalcedon
Excursus on the Later History of Canon XXVIII
Extracts from the Acts. Session XVI
The Fifth Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of Constantinople
Historical Introduction
Excursus on the Genuineness of the Acts of the Fifth Council
Extracts from the Acts. Session I
Extracts from the Acts. Session VII
The Sentence of the Synod
The Capitula of the Council
Excursus on the XV Anathemas Against Origen
The Anathemas Against Origen
The Anathematisms of the Emperor Justinian Against Origen
The Decretal Epistle of Pope Vigilius in Confirmation of the Fifth Ecumenical Synod
Historical Note
The Sixth Ecumenical Council.; The Third Council of Constantinople
Historical Introduction
Extracts from the Acts. Session I
The Letter of Agatho, Pope of Old Rome, to the Emperor
The Letter of Agatho and of the Roman Synod of 125 Bishops
Extracts from the Acts. Session VIII
The Sentence Against the Monothelites. Session XIII
Session XVI
The Definition of Faith
The Prosphoneticus to the Emperor
Letter of the Council to St. Agatho
Excursus on the Condemnation of Pope Honorius
The Imperial Edict Posted in the Third Atrium of the Great Church Near What is Called Dicymbala
The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called the Quinisext Council
Introductory Note
The Canons of the Council in Trullo
Excursus on the Marriage of the Clergy
The Canons of the Synods of Sardica, Carthage, Constantinople, and Carthage
Introductory Note
The Council of Sardica
Introduction on the Date of the Council
The Canons of the Council of Sardica
Excursus on the Other Acts of the Council
Excursus as to Whether the Sardican Council Was Ecumenical
The Canons of the CCXVII Blessed Fathers Who Assembled at Carthage
Introductory Note
An Ancient Introduction
Council of Constantinople Held Under Nectarius
Introductory Note
The Council of Carthage Held Under Cyprian
Introductory Note
The Synod Held at Carthage Over Which Presided the Great and Holy Martyr Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage.A.D. 257
Epistle LXX
The Seventh Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of Nicea
Introduction
The Divine Sacra Sent by the Emperors Constantine and Irene to the Most Holy and Most Blessed Hadrian, Pope of Old Rome
The Imperial Sacra. Read at the First Session
Extracts from the Acts. Session I
Extracts from the Acts. Session II
Part of Pope Hadrian's Letter
Extracts from the Acts. Session III
Extracts from the Acts. Session IV
Extracts from the Acts. Session VI
Epitome of the Definition of the Iconoclastic Conciliabulum
Excursus on the Conciliabulum Styling Itself the Seventh Ecumenical Council, But Commonly Called the Mock Synod of Constantinople
The Decree of the Holy, Great, Ecumenical Synod, the Second of Nice
Excursus on the Present Teaching of the Latin and Greek Churches on the Subject
The Canons of the Holy and Ecumenical Seventh Council
The Letter of the Synod to the Emperor and Empress
Excursus on the Two Letters of Gregory II. To the Emperor Leo
Excursus on the Reception of the Seventh Council
Examination of the Caroline Books
Excursus on the Council of Frankfort, A.D., 794
Excursus on the Convention Said to Have Been Held in Paris, A.D. 825
Historical Note on the So-Called "Eighth General Council" And Subsequent Councils
Appendix
Prefatory Note
The Apostolical Canons
Introduction
The Letter of the Blessed Dionysius, the Archbishop of Alexandria to Basilides the Bishop
The Canons of the Blessed Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria, and Martyr, Which are Found in His Sermon on Penitence
The Canonical Epistle of St. Gregory
The Epistle of St. Athanasius to the Monk Ammus
The Epistle of the Same Athanasius Taken from the XXXIX. Festal Epistle
The Epistle of St Athanasius to Ruffinian
The First Canonical Epistle of Our Holy Father Basil, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium
The Second Canonical Epistle of the Same
The Third Epistle of the Same to the Same
From an Epistle of the Same to the Blessed Amphilochius on the Difference of Meats
Of the Same to Diodorus Bishop of Tarsus, Concerning a Man Who Had Taken Two Sisters to Wife
Of the Same to Gregory a Presbyter, that He Should Separate from a Woman Who Dwelt with Him
Of the Same to the Chorepiscopi, that No Ordinations Should Be Made Contrary to the Canons
Of the Same to His Suffragans that They Should Not Ordain for Money
From Chapter XVII. Of the Book St. Basil Wrote to Blessed Amphilochius on the Holy Ghost
From the Letter of Basil the Great to the Nicopolitans
The Canonical Epistle of St. Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, to St. Letoius, Bishop of Melitene
From the Metre Poems of St. Gregory Theologus, Specifying Which Books of the Old and New Testament Should Be Read
From the Iambics of St. Amphilochius the Bishop to Seleucus, on the Same Subject
The Canonical Answers of Timothy
The Prosphonesus of Theophilus, Archbishop of Alexandria, When the Holy Epiphanies Happened to Fall on a Sunday
The Commonitory of the Same Which Ammon Received on Account of Lycus
Of the Same to Agatho the Bishop
Of the Same to Menas the Bishop
The Narrative of the Same Concerning Those Called Cathari
The Canonical Epistle of Our Holy Father Among the Saints, Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria, on the Hymns
Cyril to Domnus
Of the Same to the Bishops of Libya and Pentapolis
The Encyclical Letter of Gennadius
