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The sacred canons
The complete numbered canonical corpus in a clear English–Greek reading edition. Every canon opens in direct English translation; switch to the received Greek, or compare both texts side by side.
The Holy Apostles
The Ecumenical Councils
- 32520 canons
Canons of the First Ecumenical Council (Nicaea I)
Κανόνες τῆς Α΄ Οἰκουμενικῆς Συνόδου
The twenty canons of the First Ecumenical Council.
20 bilingual canons · open → - 3817 canons
Canons of the Second Ecumenical Council (Constantinople I)
Κανόνες τῆς Β΄ Οἰκουμενικῆς Συνόδου
The seven canons of the Second Ecumenical Council.
7 bilingual canons · open → - 4318 canons
Canons of the Third Ecumenical Council (Ephesus)
Κανόνες τῆς Γ΄ Οἰκουμενικῆς Συνόδου
The eight canons of the Third Ecumenical Council.
8 bilingual canons · open → - 45130 canons
Canons of the Fourth Ecumenical Council (Chalcedon)
Κανόνες τῆς Δ΄ Οἰκουμενικῆς Συνόδου
The thirty canons of the Fourth Ecumenical Council.
30 bilingual canons · open → - 553definitions
Fifth Ecumenical Council (Constantinople II)
Ε΄ Οἰκουμενικὴ Σύνοδος (Κωνσταντινούπολις Β΄)
This council issued dogmatic definitions and anathemas, not a separate numbered disciplinary collection.
council record · open → - 680–681definitions
Sixth Ecumenical Council (Constantinople III)
ΣΤ΄ Οἰκουμενικὴ Σύνοδος (Κωνσταντινούπολις Γ΄)
This council issued dogmatic definitions; its disciplinary legislation is supplied by the Quinisext Council.
council record · open → - 692102 canons
Canons of the Quinisext Council (In Trullo)
Κανόνες τῆς Πενθέκτης Συνόδου
The one hundred and two canons of the Quinisext Council.
102 bilingual canons · open → - 78722 canons
Canons of the Seventh Ecumenical Council (Nicaea II)
Κανόνες τῆς Ζ΄ Οἰκουμενικῆς Συνόδου
The twenty-two canons of the Seventh Ecumenical Council.
22 bilingual canons · open →
The Local Councils
- 86117 canons
Canons of the First–Second Council of Constantinople
Κανόνες τῆς Πρωτοδευτέρας Συνόδου
The seventeen canons of the First–Second Council.
17 bilingual canons · open → - 879–8803 canons
Canons of the Council in Hagia Sophia
Κανόνες τῆς ἐν τῷ Ναῷ τῆς Ἁγίας Σοφίας Συνόδου
The three canons of the council held in Hagia Sophia.
3 bilingual canons · open → - 419133 canons
Canons of the Council of Carthage
Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Καρθαγένῃ Συνόδου
The African conciliar acts in the received one-hundred-and-thirty-three-canon division.
133 bilingual canons · open → - 2571 canon
Canon of the Council of Carthage under St Cyprian
Κανὼν τῆς ἐν Καρχηδόνι Συνόδου ἐπὶ Ἁγίου Κυπριανοῦ
The synodal canon concerning the baptism of converts from heresy.
1 bilingual canon · open → - 31425 canons
Canons of the Council of Ancyra
Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Ἀγκύρᾳ Συνόδου
The twenty-five canons of Ancyra.
25 bilingual canons · open → - c. 31515 canons
Canons of the Council of Neocaesarea
Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Νεοκαισαρείᾳ Συνόδου
The fifteen canons of Neocaesarea.
15 bilingual canons · open → - c. 34021 canons
Canons of the Council of Gangra
Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Γάγγραις Συνόδου
The twenty-one canons of Gangra in the received Greek division.
21 bilingual canons · open → - 34125 canons
Canons of the Council of Antioch
Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ Συνόδου
The twenty-five canons of Antioch.
25 bilingual canons · open → - 4th century60 canons
Canons of the Council of Laodicea
Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Λαοδικείᾳ Συνόδου
The sixty canons of Laodicea.
60 bilingual canons · open → - c. 34321 canons
Canons of the Council of Sardica
Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Σαρδικῇ Συνόδου
The twenty-one canons of Sardica in the received Greek division.
21 bilingual canons · open → - 3942 canons
Canonical Acts of the Council of Constantinople
Κανονικαὶ Πράξεις τῆς ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει Συνόδου
The two received enactments concerning episcopal ordination and judgment.
2 bilingual canons · open →
The Canonical Epistles of the Fathers
- 4th century92 canons
The Canonical Epistles of St Basil the Great
Αἱ Κανονικαὶ Ἐπιστολαὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Βασιλείου τοῦ Μεγάλου
The ninety-two received canons of St Basil.
92 bilingual canons · open → - 4th century8 canons
The Canonical Epistle of St Gregory of Nyssa
Ἡ Κανονικὴ Ἐπιστολὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Γρηγορίου Νύσσης
The eight received canons of St Gregory of Nyssa.
8 bilingual canons · open → - 3rd century4 canons
The Canonical Epistle of St Dionysius of Alexandria
Ἡ Κανονικὴ Ἐπιστολὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Διονυσίου Ἀλεξανδρείας
The four received canons of St Dionysius.
4 bilingual canons · open → - c. 30615 canons
The Canons of St Peter of Alexandria
Οἱ Κανόνες τοῦ Ἁγίου Πέτρου Ἀλεξανδρείας
The fifteen received canons of St Peter.
15 bilingual canons · open → - 3rd century11 canons
The Canonical Epistle of St Gregory Thaumaturgus
Ἡ Κανονικὴ Ἐπιστολὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Γρηγορίου τοῦ Θαυματουργοῦ
The eleven-canon division of the complete received epistle.
11 bilingual canons · open → - 4th century18 canons
The Canonical Answers of St Timothy of Alexandria
Αἱ Κανονικαὶ Ἀποκρίσεις τοῦ Ἁγίου Τιμοθέου Ἀλεξανδρείας
The eighteen received canonical answers of St Timothy.
18 bilingual canons · open → - c. 40014 canons
The Canonical Epistles of St Theophilus of Alexandria
Αἱ Κανονικαὶ Ἐπιστολαὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Θεοφίλου Ἀλεξανδρείας
The fourteen received canons of St Theophilus.
14 bilingual canons · open → - 5th century5 canons
The Canonical Epistles of St Cyril of Alexandria
Αἱ Κανονικαὶ Ἐπιστολαὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Κυρίλλου Ἀλεξανδρείας
The five received canons of St Cyril.
5 bilingual canons · open → - 4th century3 canons
The Canonical Epistles of St Athanasius the Great
Αἱ Κανονικαὶ Ἐπιστολαὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἀθανασίου τοῦ Μεγάλου
The three complete canonical epistles in their undivided received form.
3 bilingual canons · open → - 4th century1 canon
The Canonical Verses of St Gregory the Theologian
Τὰ Κανονικὰ Ἔπη τοῦ Ἁγίου Γρηγορίου τοῦ Θεολόγου
The received canonical catalogue of the books of Holy Scripture.
1 bilingual canon · open → - 4th century1 canon
The Canonical Verses of St Amphilochius of Iconium
Τὰ Κανονικὰ Ἔπη τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἀμφιλοχίου Ἰκονίου
The received canonical catalogue of the books of Holy Scripture.
1 bilingual canon · open → - 4591 canon
The Canonical Epistle of St Gennadios of Constantinople
Ἡ Κανονικὴ Ἐπιστολὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Γενναδίου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως
The canonical epistle against simony.
1 bilingual canon · open → - 6th century35 canons
The Canons of St John the Faster
Οἱ Κανόνες τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἰωάννου τοῦ Νηστευτοῦ
The thirty-five received penitential canons.
35 bilingual canons · open → - 8th century1 canon
The Canonical Epistle of St Tarasios of Constantinople
Ἡ Κανονικὴ Ἐπιστολὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ταρασίου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως
The complete canonical epistle against simony.
1 bilingual canon · open → - 9th century38 canons
The Canons of St Nikephoros the Confessor
Οἱ Κανόνες τοῦ Ἁγίου Νικηφόρου τοῦ Ὁμολογητοῦ
The thirty-eight canons in the received Greek division.
38 bilingual canons · open → - 11th century11 canons
Canonical Questions Answered under Patriarch Nicholas
Κανονικαὶ Ἐρωταποκρίσεις ἐπὶ Πατριάρχου Νικολάου
The eleven received synodal questions and answers.
11 bilingual canons · open →