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Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon

Правила Вселенских Соборов

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Правило 1
On the approval of the canons of previous Councils.
Правило 1
About the possibility of staying in the priesthood. ordination and ordination of eunuchs.
Правило 1
That all those who have accepted the priestly rank should know and sacredly preserve the instructions of the rules issued by the legitimate church authority, incl. previous 6 Ecumenical Councils.
Правило 1
On affirming the inviolability of faith and anathematizing heresies.
Правило 1
On the condemnation (eruption) of metropolitans who support the heresies of Nestorius and Celestius.
Правило 1
On the immutability of the Creed and the anathema of the heresies of the Eunomians, Arians, Sabellians, etc. (6 in total)
Правило 2
On the condemnation of simony (ordination for bribery).
Правило 2
On the inadmissibility of installing neophytes as presbyters and bishops.
Правило 2
On the educational qualifications of candidates for bishops.
Правило 2
On the immutability of the rules of previous Ecumenical, Local Councils and St. fathers.
Правило 2
On the condemnation (dethronement) of bishops for the same offenses.
Правило 2
On the inviolability of canonical territorial boundaries between Churches.
Правило 3
On the prohibition for clergy and monks to take charge of worldly affairs “out of love of money.”
Правило 3
On the prohibition for single clergy to keep strange women at home.
Правило 3
On the invalidity of appointments to the degree of clergy under pressure from secular authorities.
Правило 3
About the marital status of proteges in the clergy.
Правило 3
On the invalidity of the bans imposed by Nestorius.
Правило 3
The place in the diptych of the Bishop of Constantinople after the Bishop of Rome is established.
Правило 4
That a house of prayer or a monastery cannot be built without the will of the bishop. And monks must obey the bishop and not leave their monastery without a blessing.
Правило 4
On the procedure for the installation and confirmation of a bishop.
Правило 4
About the ban bishop. simony - penance for clergy and the closure of churches “for the sake of torturing gold.”
Правило 4
About penance for those who seduced a woman who dedicated herself to God.
Правило 4
On the condemnation (eruption) of the remaining lower-ranking clerics for the same offenses.
Правило 4
On the invalidity of the consecration of Bishop. Maximus Kinik to the See of Constantinople.
Правило 5
On confirmation of the prohibition for clergy to move to another diocese without permission.
Правило 5
That those excommunicated by one bishop should not be accepted by others. An order is given to each regional church to hold an episcopal council twice a year.
Правило 5
About another new, more refined type of simony: “boasting” of previous offerings and ordination to the clergy.
Правило 5
On the prohibition for single clergy to keep strange women at home.
Правило 5
On the invalidity of the Nestorians' review of the cases of lawfully convicted clerics.
Правило 5
About the “Western Tomos”. Mens legislatoris – the desire to show the unity of faith with the West.
Правило 6
About the invalidity of the so-called “absolute” ordinations (without belonging to a temple).
Правило 6
About the power of the largest departments (Alexandrian, Roman, Antioch, etc.). On the need for the consent of the metropolitan for the election of a bishop.
Правило 6
On the obligatory nature of the annual Council of Bishops in each region.
Правило 6
On the prohibition of clergy (and subdeacons) from marrying after ordination.
Правило 6
On the invalidity of the Nestorians' review of the cases of lawfully convicted clerics.
Правило 6
On church proceedings (acceptance and consideration of charges against bishops).
Правило 7
On the inadmissibility of unauthorized resignation or abandonment of monasticism.
Правило 7
On the metropolitan dignity of Bishop Elia (Jerusalem).
Правило 7
On the obligatory presence in every church of the relics of St. martyrs.
Правило 7
On official subordination between clergy of different degrees.
Правило 7
About the need to keep intact the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed.
Правило 7
About 2 ways of accepting heretics (confirmation and baptism). (In Helmsman these are rules 7 and 8).
Правило 8
On the mandatory subordination of “almshouses, monasteries and martyrs’ churches” to the territorial bishop.
Правило 8
On the acceptance of the Navatians into the Church.
Правило 8
On the prohibition of baptism for Jews who continue to “secretly observe the Sabbath.”
Правило 8
That henceforth the councils of each metropolitan region should meet once a year.
Правило 8
On the approval of the autocephaly of the Church of Cyprus (disputed by the Church of Antioch).
Правило 9
About the procedure for litigation between clergy (and the prohibition of going to a secular court).
Правило 9
On the need for preliminary testing of proteges.
Правило 9
Scriptures against honest icons are considered heretical books.
Правило 9
On the prohibition for clergy to keep taverns.
Правило 10
On the prohibition for clergy to be registered in two dioceses at the same time.
Правило 10
About the impossibility of the fallen (those who have renounced) to be in the sacred rank.
Правило 10
On the removal of clerics from worldly activities.
Правило 10
On the prohibition of clerics from engaging in usury.
Правило 11
On the admissibility of only “peaceful” letters, and not “representative” letters for the poor.
Правило 11
About the degrees of repentance of those who fell not under coercion (12 years).
Правило 11
About the position of housekeeper in the Church.
Правило 11
About the prohibition for clergy and laity to communicate with those who adhere to the Jewish religion.
Правило 12
On the prohibition to form new church regions according to royal decrees.
Правило 12
On excommunication from communion (up to age 13) for those returning to military service (required renunciation).
Правило 12
On the general ban on the alienation of church property.
Правило 12
An order under threat of eruption that none of the bishops should dare to live in marriage.
Правило 13
On the prohibition of clergy [and readers] serving in another city without “representative” letters.
Правило 13
An order to give communion to repentant sinners who are near death.
Правило 13
About penances for those who converted to secular dwellings of the “bishopric”, churches and monasteries.
Правило 13
The mandatory requirement of celibacy for deacons and elders is condemned.
Правило 14
On the prohibition of readers and singers from marrying women of other faiths.
Правило 14
On penance for those who fell from among the catechumens, but were not baptized (3 years).
Правило 14
About the ban on reading or singing from the pulpit in church without consecration and about the consecration of readers.
Правило 14
On establishing the canonical age for ordination to elders – 30 years, for deacons – 25 years, for deaconesses – no earlier than 40 years.
Правило 15
On the minimum age limit (40 years) and the prohibition of marriage for deaconesses.
Правило 15
On the prohibition for clergy to move from one diocese to another.
Правило 15
On the prohibition of clergy from serving in two churches for the sake of self-interest.
Правило 15
On establishing the canonical age for ordination to the subdeaconate – 20 years.
Правило 16
On the prohibition of marriage for monks and “virgins who have dedicated themselves to God.”
Правило 16
On the non-acceptance of clergy who left their churches without permission.
Правило 16
About the prohibition for clergy of ostentation and pomp in clothing.
Правило 16
In rejecting the custom of having no more than 7 deacons in a bishopric.
Правило 17
About the boundaries of dioceses, the 30-year period of the so-called. “assignment by prescription in church matters, as well as the possibility of appealing to Constantinople in judicial matters.
Правило 17
On the prohibition of clerics from engaging in usury.
Правило 17
About the creation of new houses of prayer by monastics.
Правило 17
On the need for clergy to move to another diocese to have a letter of release from their bishop.
Правило 18
Against church conspiracies and “forming crowds” (malicious meetings).
Правило 18
About violations of liturgical discipline by deacons and their position in the hierarchy.
Правило 18
On the ban on the presence of women in bishops' houses and monasteries.
Правило 18
On the need for clergy who left their churches for good reasons to return after these reasons cease.
Правило 19
On convening regional councils of bishops at least twice a year.
Правило 19
On the acceptance of the Paulians (Manichaeans) through baptism. About deaconesses.
Правило 19
About simony in the form of acceptance into the clergy or monastery for money
Правило 19
That bishops and heads of churches preach regularly; so that the sermon is based on the Holy Scripture, and it is explained only by the holy fathers.
Правило 20
On the prohibition of clergy moving to another diocese without the blessing of their bishop.
Правило 20
On the prohibition of kneeling on Sundays and on all days of Pentecost.
Правило 20
About the prohibition of double (mixed) monasteries and about the way of communication between monks and nuns.
Правило 20
About the inadmissibility of a bishop to preach without permission in another diocese.
Правило 21
The fact that the clergy is accused should not be accepted without investigation.
Правило 21
On the prohibition for monastics to change monasteries without permission.
Правило 21
About the cutting of hair by those expelled from the priesthood.
Правило 22
About the eruption of clergy who plundered the property of a deceased bishop.
Правило 22
About the way of life and relationships of Christians, including about their meals.
Правило 22
On the prohibition of simony and the ejection not only of the one who in this way reached any hierarchical degree, but also of the one who appointed him
Правило 23
That clergy and monastics who stay in Constantinople without the permission of the bishop and cause disturbances should be expelled from the city.
Правило 23
On the prohibition of clergy demanding monetary or other payment for communion.
Правило 24
On the prohibition of transferring monasteries and their property to worldly use.
Правило 24
About the ban on clergy and monks going to races and theatrical performances.
Правило 25
On the need to elect a bishop to the dowager see within a three-month period.
Правило 25
The fact that the Council of Bishops represents the 1st instance in disputes about the boundaries of regions
Правило 26
On the need for bishops to have an steward from the clergy to manage their property.
Правило 26
About lifelong ban in ministry with retention of their degree for elders who, out of ignorance, entered into an illegal marriage.
Правило 27
On the prohibition of kidnapping wives for marriage (for clergy - deposition, for laymen - anathema).
Правило 27
An order for clerics to wear clothing specially prescribed for them.
Правило 28
On the prerogatives of the See of Constantinople.
Правило 28
About the prohibition for clergy to combine and share grapes with a bloodless sacrifice among the people.
Правило 29
On the prohibition to demote a bishop to the presbytery degree (either restore or depose).
Правило 29
On the need for clergy to observe liturgical fasting on Maundy Thursday.
Правило 30
On permission to postpone the signing of the “Tomos Flavian” by Egyptian bishops.
Правило 30
That foreign priests, if they abstain by consent from copulation with their spouses, should not have any communication with them at all.
Правило 31
On performing sacred rites in home churches only with the blessing of the bishop.
Правило 32
On the prohibition for bishops and presbyters to celebrate the Eucharist with wine not mixed with water.
Правило 33
Condemning the practice of ordaining only those from the priestly class.
Правило 34
Against church conspiracies and “forming crowds.”
Правило 35
On the inviolability, after the death of a bishop, of the property of the episcopal see on the part of the ruling metropolitan.
Правило 36
On the confirmation of the previously established diptych of the leading bishops of the Church (Roman, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem).
Правило 37
About bishops who, through no fault of their own, were unable to go to their city.
Правило 38
On establishing the boundaries of dioceses in accordance with the administrative division of states.
Правило 39
Regarding the relocation of the Church of Cyprus to the territory of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Правило 40
On the minimum age for tonsure as a monk (from 10 years at the discretion of the bishop).
Правило 41
About a 4-year trial in a monastery for those wishing to carry out monastic feats in retreat.
Правило 42
About going around the city under the guise of desert monks (accepted into a monastery or expelled).
Правило 43
About the fact that monastic tonsure does not require a strict godly life in the past.
Правило 44
About penance for monks who violated the vow of virginity.
Правило 45
Condemning the custom of dressing a person being tonsured as a bride.
Правило 46
On the prohibition for monastics to leave the walls of the monastery.
Правило 47
About the prohibition for a woman to sleep in a monastery, and for a man in a nunnery.
Правило 48
That the wife of the person being appointed bishop must, by prior consent, enter a monastery remote from the place of service of her husband.
Правило 49
On the inadmissibility of turning previously consecrated monasteries into secular dwellings.
Правило 50
On the prohibition of gambling for laity and clergy.
Правило 51
On the prohibition of being a spectator or performer of entertainment that brings distraction into the soul (ridiculousness, theater, dancing) for clergy and laity.
Правило 52
About the days of celebrating the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts during Great Lent.
Правило 53
On the prohibition of marriages between recipients and parents of those adopted.
Правило 54
On the prohibition of marriages of persons in the 4th degree of consanguinity and side. two-relative properties.
Правило 55
A reminder to the Roman Church about the prohibition of fasting on the Saturday of Pentecost.
Правило 56
About the prohibition of the practice of eating eggs and cheese on Saturdays and Sundays of Lent.
Правило 58
About the prohibition of laymen from giving communion to themselves or others (absence for 7 days).
Правило 59
That baptism must be strictly performed in the temple.
Правило 60
About penance for those pretending to be possessed as if they were possessed.
Правило 61
About a 6-year penance for those turning to fortune-tellers, sorcerers, and talisman makers.
Правило 62
About the prohibition of the faithful to participate in pagan rituals and amusements.
Правило 63
On the burning of apocryphal stories about martyrs.
Правило 64
On the prohibition of laymen from delivering public sermons of dogmatic content.
Правило 65
About penance for those observing pagan rituals (jumping over fires).
Правило 66
About the need for the faithful to visit the temple on Bright Week.
Правило 67
About penance for those who taste blood (eruption for clergy, excommunication for laity).
Правило 68
On penance for those who damage the books of the Holy Scriptures and the Holy Fathers (excommunication for 1 year).
Правило 69
About the prohibition for lay people to enter the altar (except for the king to bring gifts to God).
Правило 70
On the prohibition of preaching to women during the Liturgy.
Правило 71
About the prohibition of students of civil law from observing the pagan customs of their schools.
Правило 72
On the prohibition of marriages of Orthodox Christians with heretics.
Правило 73
On the prohibition of the image of the Cross on the ground (semi) (so as not to trample underfoot the sign of our victory)
Правило 74
About the prohibition in the temple to perform agapes, eat food, and make a bed.
Правило 75
About the prohibition of indecent church singing.
Правило 76
About the prohibition to set up taverns and trading shops inside the temple fence.
Правило 77
About the prohibition for clergy and monks to wash in public baths with women.
Правило 78
That those preparing for baptism must undergo training in the basics of the faith.
Правило 79
A ban on one ritual associated with the Nativity of Christ.
Правило 80
About penance for clergy and laity who missed 3 Sunday services in a row.
Правило 81
Against the Armenians, who added the words “crucified for us” to the trisagion song.
Правило 82
About the prohibition to depict the Savior in the symbolic image of the Lamb.
Правило 83
About the prohibition of teaching the Holy Gifts to dead bodies.
Правило 84
About the need to baptize foundlings if it is not known whether they were baptized.
Правило 85
The norm of secular law. On the involvement of witnesses to the act of manumission of a slave by his owner.
Правило 86
About penance for those who keep harlots (disgorging clergy, excommunicating laity).
Правило 87
On excluding the possibility of divorce at the request of one or even both spouses.
Правило 88
About the prohibition of bringing animals into the temple unless absolutely necessary.
Правило 89
About the time of the end of Lent (midnight of Holy Saturday).
Правило 90
On the prohibition of genuflection from the evening entrance on Saturday. until Sunday evening entry.
Правило 91
About penance for abortion.
Правило 92
On the prohibition of kidnapping wives for marriage (for clergy - deposition, for laymen - anathema).
Правило 94
About penance for those who swear pagan oaths.
Правило 95
On the accession of heretics and schismatics to the Church.
Правило 96
About penance for men who braid and skillfully style their hair.
Правило 97
About penance for those who turn sacred places into residential ones.
Правило 98
About the prohibition to marry “another betrothed during the lifetime of her betrothed.”
Правило 99
About the ban on bringing meat into the temple.
Правило 100
Prohibition of obscene images.
Правило 101
When receiving communion, there is an injunction to fold your hands in the image of a cross.
Правило 102
Prescribes to be guided by the spirit of prudence when imposing penances.
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