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Hefele: A History of the Councils of the Church, Vol. 4

Karl Joseph von Hefele · translated by William R. Clark and others · translation 1895

The standard council-by-council history, from the original documents: the councils 451 to 680.

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From the opening: The First Decade After the Council of Chalcedon

gives his judgment that, as their complaints had been made in the interests of chastity, Rusticus should treat them gently, ne didbolus, qui decepit adulteros, de adulterii eocultet ultoribus.1

To the same year, 458, belongs that Roman Synod of which Pope Leo the Great speaks in his 166th letter to Bishop Neo of Ravenna, and which formerly was erroneously assigned to the year 451 or 452.2 This Synod gave decisions on several questions: that (1) those who had been taken captive in childhood, and did not remember whether they had been baptized or not, should institute as careful inquiries as might be possible, in order to ascertain the fact. Should these inquiries lead to no result, they might without hesitation receive holy baptism. (2) Those, on the contrary, who had been baptized by heretics, should not be rebaptized, but the power of the Holy Ghost should be imparted to them by the laying on of hands by the bishop.3

In the year 453 the epistle of Leo to the Council of Chalcedon (see vol. iii. p. 443) was read at a new Synod, probably at Constantinople; but the second part of it, containing the protest against the 28th canon of Chalcedon, was nevertheless kept back. This we learn from the 127th letter of Leo to Bishop Julian of Cos.4

In the same year, 453, on the 4th of October, the election of a new bishop, Talasius, for Angers (Andegavum) in Gaul, gave occasion for the holding in this city of a provincial Synod, at which seven bishops were present. These were Eustochius of Tours, Leo of Bourges, Victorius of Mans, Chariaton, Rumorius, Viventius (the sees of these unknown), and the newly-elected Talasius of Angers. The presidency properly belonged to Bishop Eustochius, but in the Acts, Leo of Bourges is named primo loco; and it is probable that the latter — as being invited from another province — was requested, as

1 Leonis Opp. ed. Bailer, t. i. p. 1415 sq. ; Mausi, t. vi. p. 397 sqq., and Sirmond, Concilia Gallice, t. i. p. Ill sqq.

2 By Baluze in Mansi, t. vii. p. 871. Correctly by Bailer. I.e. pp. 1405 and 1408, Not. 21.

3 We learn this from the 166th letter of Leo the Great, already mentioned. Bailer. I.e. p. 1405 sqq.; Mansi, t. vi. p. 387.

4 Bailer, t. i. p. 1246 sqq. ; Mansi, t. vi. p. 266, and t. vii. p. 899.

a matter of courtesy, to assume the presidency. They drew up twelve canons, which are preserved in all the collections of Councils,1 and contain…

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Contents (160 sections)

  1. Opening
  2. Title page
  3. Preface
  4. The Later Synods of the Fifth Century
  5. The Synods of the First Half of the Sixth Century to the Outbreak of the Controversy of…
  6. Events Preceding the Opening of the Fifth Synod
  7. The Transactions of the Fifth Oecumenical Synod
  8. Recognition of the Fifth Oecumenical Synod and Further
  9. The Synods Until the End of the Sixth Century
  10. The Synods Not Relating to Monothelitism Between the Years and
  11. The Later Synods of the Fifth Century
  12. The First Decade After the Council of Chalcedon
  13. The First Decade After the Council of Chalcedon (continued)
  14. Irish Synods Under Patrick
  15. Irish Synods Under Patrick (continued)
  16. Synods in Gaul, Rome, and Spain, Etc
  17. Synods on the Greek and Oriental Churches
  18. Religious Conference at Carthage, A.d. 484
  19. Religious Conference at Carthage, A.d. 484 (continued)
  20. Religious Conference at Carthage, A.d. 484 (continued)
  21. Synods in Persia and at Constantinople
  22. The Two Roman Synods Under Pope Gelasius
  23. The Two Roman Synods Under Pope Gelasius (continued)
  24. The Last Synods of the Fifth Century
  25. The Last Synods of the Fifth Century (continued)
  26. The Last Synods of the Fifth Century (continued)
  27. The Synods of the First Half of the Sixth Century to the Outbreak of the Controversy of…
  28. The Synods of the First Half of the Sixth Century to the Outbreak of the Controversy of… (continued)
  29. The Synods of the First Half of the Sixth Century to the Outbreak of the Controversy of… (continued)
  30. The Synods of the First Half of the Sixth Century to the Outbreak of the Controversy of… (continued)
  31. The Synods of the First Half of the Sixth Century to the Outbreak of the Controversy of… (continued)
  32. The Synods of the First Half of the Sixth Century to the Outbreak of the Controversy of… (continued)
  33. The Synods of the First Half of the Sixth Century to the Outbreak of the Controversy of… (continued)
  34. The Synods of the First Half of the Sixth Century to the Outbreak of the Controversy of… (continued)
  35. The Synods of the First Half of the Sixth Century to the Outbreak of the Controversy of… (continued)
  36. The Synods of the First Half of the Sixth Century to the Outbreak of the Controversy of… (continued)
  37. The Synods of the First Half of the Sixth Century to the Outbreak of the Controversy of… (continued)
  38. Synod at Agaunum Between 515 and 523
  39. Synod at Agaunum Between 515 and 523 (continued)
  40. Synods in Illyria, Epirus, and Lyons
  41. Synods in Illyria, Epirus, and Lyons (continued)
  42. Synods in Illyria, Epirus, and Lyons (continued)
  43. Synods in Illyria, Epirus, and Lyons (continued)
  44. Synods in Illyria, Epirus, and Lyons (continued)
  45. Synods in Illyria, Epirus, and Lyons (continued)
  46. Synods in Illyria, Epirus, and Lyons (continued)
  47. Synods in Illyria, Epirus, and Lyons (continued)
  48. Synods in Illyria, Epirus, and Lyons (continued)
  49. Synod at Epaon, in Burgundy, A.d. 517. ILL
  50. Synod at Epaon, in Burgundy, A.d. 517. ILL (continued)
  51. Synod at Epaon, in Burgundy, A.d. 517. ILL (continued)
  52. Synods at Constantinople, Etc., A.d. 518-520
  53. Synods in Wales and at Tournay
  54. Synods in Wales and at Tournay (continued)
  55. Synods in Wales and at Tournay (continued)
  56. Synods in Wales and at Tournay (continued)
  57. Synods in Wales and at Tournay (continued)
  58. Synods in Wales and at Tournay (continued)
  59. Synods in Wales and at Tournay (continued)
  60. Synods in Wales and at Tournay (continued)
  61. Synods in Wales and at Tournay (continued)
  62. Synods in Wales and at Tournay (continued)
  63. Synods in Wales and at Tournay (continued)
  64. Synods in Wales and at Tournay (continued)
  65. Synods at Orange and Valence, A.d
  66. Synods at Orange and Valence, A.d (continued)
  67. Synods at Orange and Valence, A.d (continued)
  68. Synods at Orange and Valence, A.d (continued)
  69. Synods at Orange and Valence, A.d (continued)
  70. Religious Conference at Constantinople, A.d. 533
  71. Religious Conference at Constantinople, A.d. 533 (continued)
  72. Religious Conference at Constantinople, A.d. 533 (continued)
  73. Religious Conference at Constantinople, A.d. 533 (continued)
  74. Religious Conference at Constantinople, A.d. 533 (continued)
  75. Religious Conference at Constantinople, A.d. 533 (continued)
  76. Religious Conference at Constantinople, A.d. 533 (continued)
  77. Synod at Clermont, in Auvergne, A.d. 535
  78. Synod at Clermont, in Auvergne, A.d. 535 (continued)
  79. Synod at Clermont, in Auvergne, A.d. 535 (continued)
  80. Synods at Barcelona and Province of Byzacene
  81. Synods at Barcelona and Province of Byzacene (continued)
  82. Synods at Barcelona and Province of Byzacene (continued)
  83. Synods at Barcelona and Province of Byzacene (continued)
  84. The Edict of Justinian against Origen
  85. The Edict of Justinian against Origen (continued)
  86. The Fifteen Anathematisms on Origen
  87. Chapter I
  88. Origin of the Controversy of the Three Chapters
  89. Origin of the Controversy of the Three Chapters (continued)
  90. Pope Vigilius and His Judicatum of April 11, M.s
  91. Pope Vigilius and His Judicatum of April 11, 548
  92. Pope Vigilius and His Judicatum of April 11, 548 (continued)
  93. Pope Vigilius and His Judicatum of April 11, 548 (continued)
  94. The Judicatum Is Withdrawn
  95. The Judicatum Is Withdrawn (continued)
  96. The Second Edict against the Three Chapters
  97. Protest, Persecution, and Flights of the Pope
  98. Protest, Persecution, and Flights of the Pope (continued)
  99. New Negotiations for Gaining Over Pope Vigilius
  100. New Negotiations for Gaining Over Pope Vigilius (continued)
  101. Vigilius and an Œcumenical Synod
  102. The Transactions of the Fifth Œcumenical Synod
  103. Second and Third Sessions on 8th and 9Th May
  104. Second and Third Sessions on 8th and 9th May
  105. Fifth Session on May 17. 307
  106. Fifth Session on May 17. 309
  107. Fifth Session on May 17. 311
  108. Sixth Session on May 19. 313
  109. Sixth Session on May 19. 315
  110. The Constitutum of Vigilius, May 14, 533
  111. The Constitutum of Vigilius, May 14, 533 (continued)
  112. The Constitutum of Vigilius, May 14, 533 (continued)
  113. Seventh Session, May 26. 323
  114. Seventh Session, May 26. 325
  115. Chapter III
  116. Pope Vigilius Confirms the Fifth Synod
  117. Pope Vigilius Confirms the Fifth Synod (continued)
  118. Pope Vigilius Confirms the Fifth Synod (continued)
  119. Westerns Refuse to Recognise the Fifth Synod
  120. Westerns Refuse to Recognise the Fifth Synod (continued)
  121. The Schism in Upper Italy
  122. Attempts at Union with the See of Grado
  123. Gregory the Great Works for Union
  124. Gregory the Great Works for Union (continued)
  125. End of the Schism
  126. End of the Schism (continued)
  127. The Synods Until the End of the Sixth Century
  128. The Frankish Synods of the Sixth Century
  129. The Frankish Synods of the Sixth Century (continued)
  130. The Frankish Synods of the Sixth Century (continued)
  131. The Frankish Synods of the Sixth Century (continued)
  132. The second matter of business at our Synod of Lyons was the drawing up of six canons
  133. The second matter of business at our Synod of Lyons was the drawing up of six canons (continued)
  134. The second matter of business at our Synod of Lyons was the drawing up of six canons (continued)
  135. The second matter of business at our Synod of Lyons was the drawing up of six canons (continued)
  136. The second matter of business at our Synod of Lyons was the drawing up of six canons (continued)
  137. The Last Synods of the Sixth Century
  138. The Synods Not Relating to Monothelitism Between the Years 600 and 680
  139. Synods Between A.d. and
  140. Synods Between A.d. and (continued)
  141. Synods Between A.d. and (continued)
  142. Synod at Constantinople, 268. Desiderius S., archbishop of Vienne
  143. Morrison and Gibb, Printers, Edinburgh
  144. Professor in the Union Theological Seminary, New York
  145. Apostolic and Post-Apostolic Times
  146. Rev. Alexander Roberts, D.d., and James Donaldson, Ll.d
  147. George Street Edinburgh. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co. Limited
  148. Prophecy Viewed in Its Distinctive Nature, Its Special
  149. Introduction to the Catholic Epistles. 8vo
  150. Alexandrian and Carthaginian Theology Contrasted
  151. Commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes, Etc
  152. Apologetic Lectures on the Fundamental (7 Ed.), Saving
  153. Studies in the History of New Testament Apologetics
  154. Epistle to the Romans. Crown Svo
  155. Christian Ethics. (General — Individual — Social.)
  156. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Exodus
  157. Gospels. Vol. II. — St. John's Gospel, and the Acts of the Apostles
  158. The History of the Passion and Resurrection of Our
  159. The Epistle of St. James. 8vo
  160. Weir (J.f., M.a.)— the Way: the Nature and Means of Salvation

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Chicago
Karl Joseph von Hefele. Hefele: A History of the Councils of the Church, Vol. 4. Translated by William R. Clark and others. Internet Archive, translation 1895. https://archive.org/details/historyofcouncil04hefeuoft
MLA
Karl Joseph von Hefele. Hefele: A History of the Councils of the Church, Vol. 4. Translated by William R. Clark and others, Internet Archive, translation 1895. https://archive.org/details/historyofcouncil04hefeuoft
APA
Karl Joseph von Hefele (translation 1895). Hefele: A History of the Councils of the Church, Vol. 4 (William R. Clark and others, Trans.). Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/historyofcouncil04hefeuoft

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