Holy Church Canon

The Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Undivided Church; Canons and Decrees; Canons of Local Synods with Ecumenical Acceptance

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FIRST ECUMENICAL COUNCIL - THE CANONS OF THE 318 HOLY FATHERS ASSEMBLED IN THE CITY OF NICE, IN BITHYNIA (CANONS I TO XX)

THE NICENE CREED

EXCURSUS ON THE NUMBER OF THE NICENE CANONS -- 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

THE CANONS OF THE COUNCILS OF ANCYRA, GANGRA NEOCAESAREA, ANTIOCH AND LAODICEA--ACCEPTED AND RECEIVED BY THE ECUMENICAL SYNODS, INTRODUCTORY NOTE

THE COUNCIL OF ANCYRA, HISTORICAL NOTE & CANONS

THE COUNCIL OF NEOCAESAREA, HISTORICAL NOTE & CANONS

THE COUNCIL OF GANGRA, HISTORICAL NOTE, SYNODICAL LETTER & CANONS

THE SYNOD OF ANTIOCH IN ENCAENIIS, SYNODICAL LETTER & CANONS

SYNOD OF LAODICEA, HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION & CANONS

THE SECOND ECUMENICAL COUNCIL--THE FIRST COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE

THE THIRD ECUMENICAL COUNCIL--THE COUNCIL OF EPHESUS

THE FOURTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL--THE COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON

THE FIFTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL--THE SECOND COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE

THE SIXTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL--THE THIRD COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE

THE CANONS OF THE COUNCIL IN TRULLO (THE QUINISEXT COUNCIL)

THE CANONS OF THE SYNODS OF SARDICA, CARTHAGE, CONSTANTINOPLE, AND CARTHAGE UNDER ST. CYPRIAN

THE CANONS OF THE CCXVII BLESSED FATHERS WHO ASSEMBLED AT CARTHAGE (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

APPENDIX CONTAINING CANONS AND RULINGS NOT HAVING CONCILIAR ORIGIN BUT APPROVED BY NAME IN CANON II OF THE SYNOD IN TRULLO.