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Canons of the Third Ecumenical Council (Ephesus)

Canons issued against the followers of Nestorius and Celestius, and on the independence of the Church of Cyprus.

Showing 2 of 8 canons. The remainder are being entered from the public domain sources; each canon here is labelled by the status of its text.

Topic

  1. Canon 1Those who joined the apostasy

    Editorial interpretation

    Clergy who sided with the assembly of apostasy of Nestorius and Celestius are cast out of the sacred ministry.

  2. Canon 7No other creed

    Editorial interpretation

    It is forbidden to compose, produce, or impose any creed other than that defined by the holy Fathers at Nicaea.

Source & text status

Public domain text: NPNF 2nd ser., vol. 14 (to be transcribed); summaries by this library.

Full canonical texts, Greek and public domain English, in St Nikodemos' Pēdalion and in Rhalles and Potles, Σύνταγμα; the public domain English of the councils in Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers, 2nd series, vol. 14.

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