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CANONS OF THE COUNCIL OF ELVIRA (first decade of 4th century) - Page 3 of 4 |
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Canon 41 |
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Admoneri placuit fideles, ut in quantum possunt prohibeant ne idola in domibus suis habeant: si vero vim metuunt servorum, vel se ipsos puros conservent; si non fecerint, alieni ab ecclesia habeantur. |
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Canon 42 |
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Canon 43 |
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Canon 44 |
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XLIV. De meretricibus paganis si convertantur. |
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Meretrix quae aliquando fuerit et postea habuerit maritum, si postmodum ad credulitatem venerit, incunctanter placuit esse recipiendam. |
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Canon 45 |
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Canon 46 |
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Canon 47 |
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Canon 48 |
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Emendari placuit, ut hi qui baptizantur, ut fieri solebat, nummos in concha non mittant, ne sacerdos quod gratis accepit pretio distrahere videatur: neque pedes eorum lavandi sunt a sacerdotibus vel clericis. |
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Canon 49 |
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Canon 50 |
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Si vero quis clericus vel fidelis cum Iudaeis cibum sumpserit, placuit eum a communione abstineri ut debeat emendari. |
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Canon 51 |
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LI. De haereticis, ut ad clerum non promoveantur. |
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Ex omni haerese fidelis si venerit, minime est ad clerum promovendus: vel si qui sunt in praeteritum ordinati, sine dubio deponantur. |
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Canon 52 |
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Canon 53 |
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Canon 54 |
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LIV. De parentibus qui fidem sponsaliorum frangunt. |
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Si qui parentes fidem fregerint sponsaliorum, triennii tempore abstineantur; si tamen idem sponsus vel sponsa in gravi crimine fuerint deprehensi, erunt excusati parentes: si in eisdem fuerit vitium et polluerint se, superior sententia servetur. |
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Canon 55 |
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Canon 56 |
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LVI. De magistratibus et duumviris. |
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Magistratus vero uno anno quo agit duumviratum, prohibendum placet ut se ab ecclesia cohibeat. |
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Canon 57 |
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Matronae vel earum mariti vestimenta sua ad ornandam seculariter pompam non dent; et si fecerint, triennio abstineantur. |
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Canon 58 |
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LVIII. De his qui communicatorias litteras portant, ut de fide interrogentur. |
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Placuit ubique et maxime in eo loco, in quo prima cathedra constituta est episcopatus, ut interrogentur hi qui communicatorias litteras tradunt, an omnia recte habeant suo testimonio comprobata. |
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Canon 59 |
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Canon 60 |
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