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NPNF · Series II

The Seven Ecumenical Councils

The Edition

Translated by
Henry R. Percival
Series editor
Philip Schaff, Henry Wace

Publication

Publisher
Hendrickson Publishers
Series
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (Hendrickson) (NPNF)
Series volume
XIV
Date published
1994
Print status
In print

The Physical Book

Binding
Hardcover

Reference

Notes
Hendrickson Publishers' 1994 reprint of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers. Series II, volume XIV; first published 1900.

Contents

  • Title Pages
  • Preface
  • General Introduction
    • Method of Treatment
    • Concerning Ecumenical Councils in General
    • The Number of Ecumenical Synods
  • Bibliographical Introduction
  • Appended Note on the Eastern Editions of Synodical Literature
    • Introduction
    • Bibliograficeskij Ukazatel' Pecatnyh Izdanij Apostol'skih I Sobornyh Pravil Na Slavjanskom I Russkom Jazykah
    • A Bibliographical Index of the Printed Editions of the Canons of the Apostles and of the Councils in the Slavonic and Russian Languages
  • Excursus on the History of the Roman Law and Its Relation to the Canon Law
  • The First Ecumenical Council: The First Council of Nice
    • Historical Introduction
    • The Nicene Creed
    • Excursus on the Word Homousios
    • Excursus on the Words γεννηθέντα οὐ ποιηθέντα.”
    • The Canons of the 318 Holy Fathers Assembled in the City of Nice, in Bithynia
    • The Captions of the Arabic Canons Attributed to the Council of Nice
    • Proposed Action on Clerical Celibacy
    • The Synodal Letter
    • On the Keeping of Easter
    • Excursus on the Subsequent History of the Easter Question
  • The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods
    • Introductory Note to the Canons of the Provincial Synods which in this Volume are Interjected Between the First and the Second Ecumenical Councils
    • The Council of Ancyra
    • The Council of Neocæsarea
    • The Council of Grangra
    • The Synod of Antioch in Encæniis
    • Synod of Laodicea
  • The Second Ecumenical Council: The First Council of Constantinople
    • Historical Introduction
    • The Holy Creed Which the 150 Holy Fathers Set Forth, Which is Consonant with the Holy and Great Synod of Nice
    • Historical Excursus on the Introduction into the Creed of the Words “and the Son.”
    • Historical Note on the Lost “Tome” of the Second Council
    • Letter of the Same Holy Synod to the Most Pious Emperor Theodosius the Great, to Which are Appended the Canons Enacted by Them
    • Introduction on the Number of the Canons
    • Canons of the One Hundred and Fifty Fathers who assembled at Constantinople during the Consulate of those Illustrious Men, Flavius Eucherius and Flavius Evagrius on the VII of the Ides of July
    • The Synodical Letter
  • The Third Ecumenical Council: The Council of Ephesus
    • Historical Introduction
    • Note on the Emperor's Edict to the Synod
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session I
    • The Epistle of Cyril to Nestorius
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session I. (Continued)
    • Historical Introduction to St. Cyril's Anathematisms
    • The Epistle of Cyril to Nestorius with the XII. Anathematisms
    • The XII. Anathematisms of St. Cyril Against Nestorius
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session I. (Continued)
    • Decree of the Council Against Nestorius
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session II
    • The Letter of Pope Cœlestine to the Synod of Ephesus
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session II. (Continued.)
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session III
    • The Canons of the Two Hundred Holy and Blessed Fathers Who Met at Ephesus
  • The Fourth Ecumenical Council. The Council of Chalcedon
    • General Introduction
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session I
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session II
    • The Letter of Cyril to John of Antioch
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session II. (Continued)
    • The Tome of St. Leo
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session II. (Continued)
    • Session III
    • The Condemnation Sent by the Holy and Ecumenical Synod to Dioscorus
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session IV
    • Session V
    • The Definition of Faith of the Council of Chalcedon
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session VI
    • Decree on the Jurisdiction of Jerusalem and Antioch. Session VII
    • The Decree with Regard to the Bishop of Ephesus. Session XII
    • Decree with Regard to Nicomedia. Session XIII
    • The XXX Canons of the Holy and Fourth Synods, of Chalcedon
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session XVI
  • The Fifth Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of Constantinople
    • Historical Introduction
    • Excursus on the Genuineness of the Acts of the Fifth Council
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session I
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session VII
    • The Sentence of the Synod
    • The Capitula of the Council
    • Excursus on the XV. Anathemas Against Origen
    • The Anathemas Against Origen
    • The Anathematisms of the Emperor Justinian Against Origen
    • The Decretal Epistle of Pope Vigilius in Confirmation of the Fifth Ecumenical Synod. Historical Note
    • The Decretal Letter of Pope Vigilius
    • Historical Excursus on the After History of the Council
  • The Sixth Ecumenical Council. The Third Council of Constantinople
    • Historical Introduction
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session I
    • The Letter of Agatho, Pope of Old Rome, to the Emperor, and the Letter of Agatho and of 125 Bishops of the Roman Synod, Addressed to the Sixth Council. Introductory Note
    • The Letter of Pope Agatho
    • The Letter of Agatho and of the Roman Synod of 125 Bishops which was to Serve as an Instruction to the Legates Sent to Attend the Sixth Synod
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session VIII
    • The Sentence Against the Monothelites. Session XIII
    • Session XVI
    • The Definition of Faith
    • The Prosphoneticus to the Emperor
    • Letter of the Council to St. Agatho
    • Excursus on the Condemnation of Pope Honorius
    • The Imperial Edict Posted in the Third Atrium of the Great Church Near What is Called Dicymbala
  • The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called The Quinisext Council
    • Introductory Note
    • The Canons of the Council in Trullo
  • The Canons of the Synods of Sardica, Carthage, Constantinople, and Carthage Under St. Cyprian, Which Canons Were Received by the Council in Trullo and Ratified by II. Nice
    • Introductory Note
    • The Council of Sardica
    • The Canons of the CCXVII Blessed Fathers who assembled at Carthage. Commonly Called The Code of Canons of the African Church
    • Council of Constantinople held under Nectarius
    • The Council of Carthage held under Cyprian
  • The Seventh Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of Nice
    • Introduction
    • The Divine Sacra Sent by the Emperors Constantine and Irene to the Most Holy and Most Blessed Hadrian, Pope of Old Rome
    • The Imperial Sacra
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session I
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session II
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session III
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session IV
    • Extracts from the Acts. Session VI
    • Epitome of the Definition of the Iconoclastic Conciliabulum held in Constantinople, A.D. 754
    • Excursus on the Conciliabulum Styling Itself the Seventh Ecumenical Council, But Commonly Called the Mock Synod of Constantinople
    • The Decree of the Holy, Great, Ecumenical Synod, the Second of Nice
    • Excursus on the Present Teaching of the Latin and Greek Churches on the Subject
    • The Canons of the Holy and Ecumenical Seventh Council
    • The Letter of the Synod to the Emperor and Empress
    • Excursus on the Two Letters of Gregory II. To the Emperor Leo
    • Excursus on the Reception of the Seventh Council
    • Examination of the Caroline Books
    • Excursus on the Council of Frankfort, A.D. 794
    • Excursus on the Convention said to have been held in Paris, A.D. 825
    • Historical Note on the So-Called “Eighth General Council” and Subsequent Councils
  • Appendix containing Canons and Rulings not having Conciliar Origin but Approved by Name in Canon II. of the Synod in Trullo
    • Prefatory Note
    • The Apostolical Canons. Introduction
    • The Canons of the Holy and Altogether August Apostles
    • The Letter of the Blessed Dionysius, the Archbishop of Alexandria to Basilides the Bishop who made Enquiries on Various Subjects, to which Dionysius made Answer in this Epistle, which Answers have been received as Canons
    • The Canons of the Blessed Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria, and Martyr, which are found in his Sermon on Penitence
    • The Canonical Epistle of St. Gregory, Archbishop of Neocæsarea, who is called Thaumaturgus, concerning Them that, During the Incursion of the Barbarians, Ate of Things Offered to Idols and Committed Certain Other Sins
    • The Epistle of St. Athanasius to the Monk Ammus
    • The Epistle of the Same Athanasius Taken from the XXXIX. Festal Epistle
    • The Epistle of St. Athanasius to Ruffinian
    • The First Canonical Epistle of Our Holy Father Basil, Archbishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium
    • The Second Canonical Epistle of the Same
    • The Third Epistle of the Same to the Same
    • From an Epistle of the Same to the Blessed Amphilochius on the Difference of Meats
    • Of the Same to Diodorus Bishop of Tarsus, concerning a Man who had taken Two Sisters to Wife
    • Of the Same to Gregory a Presbyter, that He Should Separate from a Woman who Dwelt with Him
    • Of the Same to the Chorepiscopi, that No Ordinations Should Be Made Contrary to the Canons
    • Of the Same to His Suffragans that They Should Not Ordain for Money
    • From Chapter XVII. of the Book St. Basil Wrote to Blessed Amphilochius on the Holy Ghost
    • From the Letter of Basil the Great to the Nicopolitans
    • The Canonical Epistle of St. Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, to St. Letoïus, Bishop of Melitene
    • From the Metre Poems of St. Gregory Theologus, Specifying which Books of the Old and New Testament Should Be Read
    • From the Iambics of St. Amphilochius the Bishop to Seleucus, on the Same Subject
    • The Canonical Answers of Timothy the Most Holy Bishop of Alexandria, Who was One of the CL Fathers Gathered Together at Constantinople, to the Questions Proposed to Him concerning Bishops and Clerics
    • The Prosphonesus of Theophilus, Archbishop of Alexandria, When the Holy Epiphanies Happened to Fall on a Sunday
    • The Commonitory of the Same which Ammon Received on Account of Lycus
    • Of the Same to Agatho the Bishop
    • Of the Same to Menas the Bishop
    • The Narrative of the Same concerning Those Called Cathari
    • The Canonical Epistle of Our Holy Father Among the Saints, Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria, on the Hymns
    • Of the Same to the Bishops of Libya and Pentapolis
    • The Encyclical Letter of Gennadius, Patriarch of Constantinople and of the Holy Synod Met with Him to All the Holy Metropolitans and to the Pope of the City of Rome