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Apoteichisis
c. 7871 canons

The Epistle of St Tarasius of Constantinople

Received as one canon: the letter to Pope Adrian against ordination for money.

The one canon of this collection, given in this library's own summary.

Topic

  1. Canon 1Against simony

    Editorial interpretation

    Tarasius writes to Adrian of Rome that ordination for money is worse than the heresy of Macedonius: the simoniac makes the Holy Spirit his slave and merchandise, and the Scriptures and canons everywhere condemn him.

Source & text status

This library’s summary.

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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