canons of Ancyra
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The canons of Ancyra are a collection of early 4th-century ecclesiastical regulations that address church discipline, penance, and clerical conduct in the post-persecution Christian community.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of ecclesiastical canons
ⓘ
early Christian church regulation ⓘ |
| addresses |
distinctions between lay and clerical penalties
ⓘ
gradual reconciliation of penitents ⓘ |
| aim |
pastoral regulation of penance
ⓘ
restoration of ecclesial discipline after persecution ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
clergy
ⓘ
lay Christians ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | local council canons ⓘ |
| concerns |
moral offenses among Christians
ⓘ
penitential practices ⓘ regulation of clergy ⓘ treatment of lapsi ⓘ |
| date | early 4th century ⓘ |
| genre | canon law ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual disciplinary canons ⓘ |
| historicalContext | aftermath of Roman persecutions of Christians ⓘ |
| influenced |
early Byzantine canon law tradition
ⓘ
later conciliar canons ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
church discipline
ⓘ
clerical conduct ⓘ penance ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Ancyra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman province of Galatia ⓘ |
| preservedIn | collections of church canons ⓘ |
| regulates |
military-related issues among Christians
ⓘ
ordination standards ⓘ participation in pagan practices ⓘ penalties for grave sins ⓘ restoration of fallen clergy ⓘ sexual misconduct ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | early church ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceType | conciliar legislation ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
history of canon law
ⓘ
patristic scholarship ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post-persecution Christian community ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | orthodox Christian ⓘ |
| typeOfNorm | disciplinary canon law ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Christian bishops
ⓘ
church councils ⓘ |
| usedFor |
determining penances
ⓘ
maintaining church order ⓘ regulating clerical behavior ⓘ |
| usedIn | ecclesiastical courts ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.