Justinian and the Obligation of an Annual Synod. A Concrete Case of the Influence of Roman Law on Oriental Canon Law Today
The institution of the annual synod is very ancient in the Oriental Churches. Ancient canons of the Councils held during the First Millennium, have prescribed the necessity to convoke and to hold annual synods. Two Novels (123 and 137) enacted by Emperor Justinian the Great (527-565) are also very i...
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Institution of Oriental Canon Law
2014
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Iustitia
Year: 2014, Volume: 5, Pages: 193-204 |
| IxTheo Classification: | SB Catholic Church law |
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B Church law B Eastern Church B Councils and synods B History B Synodalität |
| Summary: | The institution of the annual synod is very ancient in the Oriental Churches. Ancient canons of the Councils held during the First Millennium, have prescribed the necessity to convoke and to hold annual synods. Two Novels (123 and 137) enacted by Emperor Justinian the Great (527-565) are also very important because he has provided norms about the synod. Hence, in the current article, the author offers some hints about the relationships between the Novels of Justinian and canons of the First Millennium and thus indicating the ancient roots of the present code. It also shows how even today Roman law strongly influences Eastern canon law. |
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| ISSN: | 2248-9789 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Iustitia
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