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A nomocanon (
Byzantine nomocanons
Nomocanon of John Scholasticus
The first nomocanon, in the sixth century, is ascribed, though without certainty, to
Nomocanon in 14 titles
The second nomocanon dates from the reign of the Byzantine
Nomocanon of Photios
The Nomocanon in 14 titles nomocanon was long held in esteem and passed into the Russian Church, but it was by degrees supplanted by the Nomocanon of Photios in 883.
The great systematic compiler of the Eastern Church, who occupies a similar position to that of
West, was Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople in the 9th century. His collection in two parts—a chronologically ordered compilation of synodical canons and a revision of the Nomocanon—formed and still forms the classic source of ancient Church Law for the Greek Church.[3]
It contained the Nomocanon in 14 titles, with the addition of 102 canons of
This whole collection was commentated about 1170 by
The Nomocanon of Photios retained in the law of the Eastern Orthodox Church and it was included in the Syntagma, published by Rallis and Potlis (Athens, 1852–1859).[6]
St. Sava's Nomocanon
The Nomocanon of
During the Nemanjić dynasty (1166–1371) rulersof the Serbian medieval state could not create code of laws, which would regulate the relations in the state and church. Serbian rulers reigned with single legal acts and decrees. In order to overcome this problem and organize legal system, after acquiring religious independence, Saint Sava finished his Zakonopravilo in 1219.
The Zakonopravilo was accepted in
During the
East Syriac tradition
Nomocanons of the Church of the East by author are:
- Ishoʿbokht (8th century), author of the Composition on the Laws (Persian)
- Gabriel of Basra (late 9th century), author of the Collection of Judgements (Syriac)
- Eliya ibn ʿUbaid (early 10th century), author of the Nomocanon Arabicus (Arabic)
- Ibn al-Ṭayyib(11th century), author of the Law of Christianity (Arabic)
- ʿAbdishoʿ bar Brikha(d. 1318), author of the Nomokanon (Syriac)
See also
- Kormchaia
References
- Pitra, "Juris ecclesiastici Græcorum historia et monumenta", Rome, 1864, II, 385)
- ^ Voellus and Justellus, op. cit., II, 603.
- ^ Justin Taylor, essay "Canon Law in the Age of the Fathers" (published in Jordan Hite, T.O.R., & Daniel J. Ward, O.S.B., "Readings, Cases, Materials in Canon Law: A Textbook for Ministerial Students, Revised Edition" (Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1990), p. 61
- ^ "Photian Synods of Constantinople (861, 867, 879)". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1908. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ Nomocanon with Balsamon's commentary in Voellus and Justellus, II, 815; P. G., CIV, 441.
- ^ P. G., loc. cit.; Beveridge, "Synodicon", Oxford, 1672.
- ^ "S. P. Scott: The Civil Law". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "::: The Roman Law Library ( Last Update : July 20, 2012 )". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
Sources
- Vlasto, A. P. (1970) The Entry of the Slavs into Christendom: An Introduction to the Medieval History of the Slavs Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-10758-7.
- The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Nomocanon". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Nomocanon". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.