Nomocanon
Sign in to saveA nomocanon (, ; from the Greek 'law' and 'a rule') is a collection of ecclesiastical law, consisting of the elements from both the civil law and the canon law. Nomocanons form part of the canon law of the Eastern Catholic Churches (through the Eastern Catholic canon law) and of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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- Author
- ʻAbdisho bar Berīkā
- First published
- 2005
- Editions
- 4
- Subjects
- Canon law, Eastern churches, Nomocanon, Religion - Roman Catholic, Christianity - Canon & Ecclesiastical Law, Religion, Religion - Catholicism, Christian Church - Canon & Ecclesiastical Law
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Byzantine nomocanons
- Nomocanon of John Scholasticus
- Nomocanon in 14 titles
- Nomocanon of Photios
- St. Sava's Nomocanon
- East Syriac tradition
- See also
- References
- Sources
A nomocanon (, ; from the Greek 'law' and 'a rule') is a collection of ecclesiastical law, consisting of the elements from both the civil law and the canon law. Nomocanons form part of the canon law of the Eastern Catholic Churches (through the Eastern Catholic canon law) and of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
==Byzantine nomocanons==
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