The Seven Ecumenical Councils — The Ecumenical Councils

Part I The First Ecumenical Council: The First Council of Nice c.1–10
Chapter 1 Historical Introduction
Chapter 2 The Nicene Creed
Chapter 3 Excursus on the Word Homousios
Chapter 4 Excursus on the Words γεννηθέντα οὐ ποιηθέντα.”
Chapter 5 The Canons of the 318 Holy Fathers Assembled in the City of Nice, in Bithynia
Chapter 6 The Captions of the Arabic Canons Attributed to the Council of Nice
Chapter 7 Proposed Action on Clerical Celibacy
Chapter 8 The Synodal Letter
Chapter 9 On the Keeping of Easter
Chapter 10 Excursus on the Subsequent History of the Easter Question
Part II The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods c.1–6
Chapter 1 Introductory Note to the Canons of the Provincial Synods which in this Volume are Interjected Between the First and the Second Ecumenical Councils
Chapter 2 The Council of Ancyra
Chapter 3 The Council of Neocæsarea
Chapter 4 The Council of Grangra
Chapter 5 The Synod of Antioch in Encæniis
Chapter 6 Synod of Laodicea
Part III The Second Ecumenical Council: The First Council of Constantinople c.1–8
Chapter 1 Historical Introduction
Chapter 2 The Holy Creed Which the 150 Holy Fathers Set Forth, Which is Consonant with the Holy and Great Synod of Nice
Chapter 3 Historical Excursus on the Introduction into the Creed of the Words “and the Son.”
Chapter 4 Historical Note on the Lost “Tome” of the Second Council
Chapter 5 Letter of the Same Holy Synod to the Most Pious Emperor Theodosius the Great, to Which are Appended the Canons Enacted by Them
Chapter 6 Introduction on the Number of the Canons
Chapter 7 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
Chapter 8 The Synodical Letter
Part IV The Third Ecumenical Council: The Council of Ephesus c.1–15
Chapter 1 Historical Introduction
Chapter 2 Note on the Emperor's Edict to the Synod
Chapter 3 Extracts from the Acts. Session I
Chapter 4 The Epistle of Cyril to Nestorius
Chapter 5 Extracts from the Acts. Session I. (Continued)
Chapter 6 Historical Introduction to St. Cyril's Anathematisms
Chapter 7 The Epistle of Cyril to Nestorius with the XII. Anathematisms
Chapter 8 The XII. Anathematisms of St. Cyril Against Nestorius
Chapter 9 Extracts from the Acts. Session I. (Continued)
Chapter 10 Decree of the Council Against Nestorius
Chapter 11 Extracts from the Acts. Session II
Chapter 12 The Letter of Pope Cœlestine to the Synod of Ephesus
Chapter 13 Extracts from the Acts. Session II. (Continued.)
Chapter 14 Extracts from the Acts. Session III
Chapter 15 The Canons of the Two Hundred Holy and Blessed Fathers Who Met at Ephesus
Part V The Fourth Ecumenical Council. The Council of Chalcedon c.1–18
Chapter 1 General Introduction
Chapter 2 Extracts from the Acts. Session I
Chapter 3 Extracts from the Acts. Session II
Chapter 4 The Letter of Cyril to John of Antioch
Chapter 5 Extracts from the Acts. Session II. (Continued)
Chapter 6 The Tome of St. Leo
Chapter 7 Extracts from the Acts. Session II. (Continued)
Chapter 8 Session III
Chapter 9 The Condemnation Sent by the Holy and Ecumenical Synod to Dioscorus
Chapter 10 Extracts from the Acts. Session IV
Chapter 11 Session V
Chapter 12 The Definition of Faith of the Council of Chalcedon
Chapter 13 Extracts from the Acts. Session VI
Chapter 14 Decree on the Jurisdiction of Jerusalem and Antioch. Session VII
Chapter 15 The Decree with Regard to the Bishop of Ephesus. Session XII
Chapter 16 Decree with Regard to Nicomedia. Session XIII
Chapter 17 The XXX Canons of the Holy and Fourth Synods, of Chalcedon
Chapter 18 Extracts from the Acts. Session XVI
Part VI The Fifth Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of Constantinople c.1–12
Chapter 1 Historical Introduction
Chapter 2 Excursus on the Genuineness of the Acts of the Fifth Council
Chapter 3 Extracts from the Acts. Session I
Chapter 4 Extracts from the Acts. Session VII
Chapter 5 The Sentence of the Synod
Chapter 6 The Capitula of the Council
Chapter 7 Excursus on the XV. Anathemas Against Origen
Chapter 8 The Anathemas Against Origen
Chapter 9 The Anathematisms of the Emperor Justinian Against Origen
Chapter 10 The Decretal Epistle of Pope Vigilius in Confirmation of the Fifth Ecumenical Synod. Historical Note
Chapter 11 The Decretal Letter of Pope Vigilius
Chapter 12 Historical Excursus on the After History of the Council
Part VII The Sixth Ecumenical Council. The Third Council of Constantinople c.1–13
Chapter 1 Historical Introduction
Chapter 2 Extracts from the Acts. Session I
Chapter 3 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
Chapter 4 The Letter of Pope Agatho
Chapter 5 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
Chapter 6 Extracts from the Acts. Session VIII
Chapter 7 The Sentence Against the Monothelites. Session XIII
Chapter 8 Session XVI
Chapter 9 The Definition of Faith
Chapter 10 The Prosphoneticus to the Emperor
Chapter 11 Letter of the Council to St. Agatho
Chapter 12 Excursus on the Condemnation of Pope Honorius
Chapter 13 The Imperial Edict Posted in the Third Atrium of the Great Church Near What is Called Dicymbala
Part VIII The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called The Quinisext Council c.1–2
Chapter 1 Introductory Note
Chapter 2 The Canons of the Council in Trullo
Part IX 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 c.1–5
Chapter 1 Introductory Note
Chapter 2 The Council of Sardica
Chapter 3 The Canons of the CCXVII Blessed Fathers who assembled at Carthage. Commonly Called The Code of Canons of the African Church
Chapter 4 Council of Constantinople held under Nectarius
Chapter 5 The Council of Carthage held under Cyprian
Part X The Seventh Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of Nice c.1–20
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Divine Sacra Sent by the Emperors Constantine and Irene to the Most Holy and Most Blessed Hadrian, Pope of Old Rome
Chapter 3 The Imperial Sacra
Chapter 4 Extracts from the Acts. Session I
Chapter 5 Extracts from the Acts. Session II
Chapter 6 Extracts from the Acts. Session III
Chapter 7 Extracts from the Acts. Session IV
Chapter 8 Extracts from the Acts. Session VI
Chapter 9 Epitome of the Definition of the Iconoclastic Conciliabulum held in Constantinople, A.D. 754
Chapter 10 Excursus on the Conciliabulum Styling Itself the Seventh Ecumenical Council, But Commonly Called the Mock Synod of Constantinople
Chapter 11 The Decree of the Holy, Great, Ecumenical Synod, the Second of Nice
Chapter 12 Excursus on the Present Teaching of the Latin and Greek Churches on the Subject
Chapter 13 The Canons of the Holy and Ecumenical Seventh Council
Chapter 14 The Letter of the Synod to the Emperor and Empress
Chapter 15 Excursus on the Two Letters of Gregory II. To the Emperor Leo
Chapter 16 Excursus on the Reception of the Seventh Council
Chapter 17 Examination of the Caroline Books
Chapter 18 Excursus on the Council of Frankfort, A.D. 794
Chapter 19 Excursus on the Convention said to have been held in Paris, A.D. 825
Chapter 20 Historical Note on the So-Called “Eighth General Council” and Subsequent Councils
Part XI Appendix containing Canons and Rulings not having Conciliar Origin but Approved by Name in Canon II. of the Synod in Trullo c.1–31
Chapter 1 Prefatory Note
Chapter 2 The Apostolical Canons. Introduction
Chapter 3 The Canons of the Holy and Altogether August Apostles
Chapter 4 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
Chapter 5 The Canons of the Blessed Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria, and Martyr, which are found in his Sermon on Penitence
Chapter 6 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
Chapter 7 The Epistle of St. Athanasius to the Monk Ammus
Chapter 8 The Epistle of the Same Athanasius Taken from the XXXIX. Festal Epistle
Chapter 9 The Epistle of St. Athanasius to Ruffinian
Chapter 10 The First Canonical Epistle of Our Holy Father Basil, Archbishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium
Chapter 11 The Second Canonical Epistle of the Same
Chapter 12 The Third Epistle of the Same to the Same
Chapter 13 From an Epistle of the Same to the Blessed Amphilochius on the Difference of Meats
Chapter 14 Of the Same to Diodorus Bishop of Tarsus, concerning a Man who had taken Two Sisters to Wife
Chapter 15 Of the Same to Gregory a Presbyter, that He Should Separate from a Woman who Dwelt with Him
Chapter 16 Of the Same to the Chorepiscopi, that No Ordinations Should Be Made Contrary to the Canons
Chapter 17 Of the Same to His Suffragans that They Should Not Ordain for Money
Chapter 18 From Chapter XVII. of the Book St. Basil Wrote to Blessed Amphilochius on the Holy Ghost
Chapter 19 From the Letter of Basil the Great to the Nicopolitans
Chapter 20 The Canonical Epistle of St. Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, to St. Letoïus, Bishop of Melitene
Chapter 21 From the Metre Poems of St. Gregory Theologus, Specifying which Books of the Old and New Testament Should Be Read
Chapter 22 From the Iambics of St. Amphilochius the Bishop to Seleucus, on the Same Subject
Chapter 23 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
Chapter 24 The Prosphonesus of Theophilus, Archbishop of Alexandria, When the Holy Epiphanies Happened to Fall on a Sunday
Chapter 25 The Commonitory of the Same which Ammon Received on Account of Lycus
Chapter 26 Of the Same to Agatho the Bishop
Chapter 27 Of the Same to Menas the Bishop
Chapter 28 The Narrative of the Same concerning Those Called Cathari
Chapter 29 The Canonical Epistle of Our Holy Father Among the Saints, Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria, on the Hymns
Chapter 30 Of the Same to the Bishops of Libya and Pentapolis
Chapter 31 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