Synod of Ancyra: Difference between revisions
meta>Wavelength inserting 1 hyphen—wikt:modern-day |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{unreferenced|date=January 2009}} | {{unreferenced|date=January 2009}} | ||
The '''Synod of Ancyra''' was an ecclesiastical council, or [[synod]], convened in [[Ancyra]] (modern-day [[Ankara]], the capital of [[Turkey]]), the seat of the Roman administration for the province of [[Galatia]], in 314. The season was soon after [[Easter]]; the year may be safely deduced from the fact that the first nine canons are intended to repair havoc wreaked in the church by persecution, which ceased after the overthrow of [[Maximinus II]] in 313. | The '''Synod of Ancyra''' was an ecclesiastical council, or [[synod]], convened in [[Ancyra]] (modern-day [[Ankara]], the capital of [[Turkey]]), the seat of the Roman administration for the province of [[Galatia]], in 314. The season was soon after [[Easter]]; the year may be safely deduced from the fact that the first nine canons are intended to repair havoc wreaked in the church by persecution, which ceased after the overthrow of [[Maximinus II]] in 313. {{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} | ||
The tenth canon tolerates the marriages of deacons who previous to ordination had reserved the right to take a wife. | The tenth canon tolerates the marriages of deacons who previous to ordination had reserved the right to take a wife.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} | ||
The thirteenth forbids [[chorepiscopi]] to ordain presbyters or deacons. | The thirteenth forbids [[chorepiscopi]] to ordain presbyters or deacons.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} | ||
The sixteenth canon brackets the Christians who have committed [[bestiality]], or may still have been doing so, into several different groups based on the offender's age, and assigns different penances to each group; married men over 20 were sanctioned more harshly than unmarried youths, and married men over 50 received the harshest sanctions. The [[penance]] for unmarried men over 20 is not mentioned. | The sixteenth canon brackets the Christians who have committed [[bestiality]], or may still have been doing so, into several different groups based on the offender's age, and assigns different penances to each group; married men over 20 were sanctioned more harshly than unmarried youths, and married men over 50 received the harshest sanctions. The [[penance]] for unmarried men over 20 is not mentioned. | ||
The seventeenth canon condemns the Christians who have either committed [[bestiality]] or had [[sexual intercourse]] with a [[leper|leprous]] woman, while themselves being leprous, to having to [[excommunication|pray with the ''wintering people'']] - i.e. outside church buildings. The [[Women in Christianity|equation of leprous women with beasts]] is generally considered difficult to interpret. | The seventeenth canon condemns the Christians who have either committed [[bestiality]] or had [[sexual intercourse]] with a [[leper|leprous]] woman, while themselves being leprous, to having to [[excommunication|pray with the ''wintering people'']] - i.e. outside church buildings. | ||
The [[Women in Christianity|equation of leprous women with beasts]] is generally considered difficult to interpret. | |||
The eighteenth safeguards the right of the people in objecting to the appointment of a bishop whom they do not wish. | The eighteenth safeguards the right of the people in objecting to the appointment of a bishop whom they do not wish. {{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} | ||
Canon XXII: Concerning [[voluntary homicide|wilful murderers]] let them remain prostrators; but at the end of life let them be indulged with full communion. | Canon XXII: Concerning [[voluntary homicide|wilful murderers]] let them remain prostrators; but at the end of life let them be indulged with full communion. | ||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
;Attribution | |||
{{EB1911|wstitle=Ancyra|volume=1}} | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.synaxis.org/canon/ECF37THE_COUNCIL_OF_ANCYRA_HISTORICAL.htm Canons of the Council of Ancyra] | * [http://www.synaxis.org/canon/ECF37THE_COUNCIL_OF_ANCYRA_HISTORICAL.htm Canons of the Council of Ancyra] | ||
[[Category:4th-century Christian church councils|Ancyra]] | [[Category:4th-century Christian church councils|Ancyra]] | ||
Revision as of 21:26, 5 October 2014
 |
The Synod of Ancyra was an ecclesiastical council, or synod, convened in Ancyra (modern-day Ankara, the capital of Turkey), the seat of the Roman administration for the province of Galatia, in 314. The season was soon after Easter; the year may be safely deduced from the fact that the first nine canons are intended to repair havoc wreaked in the church by persecution, which ceased after the overthrow of Maximinus II in 313. [1]
The tenth canon tolerates the marriages of deacons who previous to ordination had reserved the right to take a wife.[1]
The thirteenth forbids chorepiscopi to ordain presbyters or deacons.[1]
The sixteenth canon brackets the Christians who have committed bestiality, or may still have been doing so, into several different groups based on the offender's age, and assigns different penances to each group; married men over 20 were sanctioned more harshly than unmarried youths, and married men over 50 received the harshest sanctions. The penance for unmarried men over 20 is not mentioned.
The seventeenth canon condemns the Christians who have either committed bestiality or had sexual intercourse with a leprous woman, while themselves being leprous, to having to pray with the wintering people - i.e. outside church buildings. The equation of leprous women with beasts is generally considered difficult to interpret.
The eighteenth safeguards the right of the people in objecting to the appointment of a bishop whom they do not wish. [1]
Canon XXII: Concerning wilful murderers let them remain prostrators; but at the end of life let them be indulged with full communion.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chisholm 1911.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ancyra". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
External links
- Articles lacking sources from January 2009
- Articles with invalid date parameter in template
- All articles lacking sources
- Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
- 4th-century Christian church councils
- 314 in Asia
- History of Ankara
- Christianity and women
- Zoophilia
