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Canon 4

Et si forte aliquis clericorum regola disciplinae ecclesiasticae subterfugiens fuerit euagatus, quicumque eum susceperit et non solum pontifici suo non reconciliauerit, sed magis defensare praesumpserit, ab ecclesiae communione priuetur.

(ed. de Clercq 1963: 44)

Canon 4

And if by chance some cleric evades the rule of ecclesiastic discipline by wandering, whoever would receive him and instead of reconciling him with his pontiff would dare to defend him, will be banned from communion.

(trans. J. Szafranowski)

Place of event:

Region

Gaul

City

Arles

About the source:

Title: Fourth Council of Arles 524, Concilium Epaonense IV anno 524
Origin: Arles (Gaul)
Denomination: Catholic/Nicene/Chalcedonian

This council convened on 6 June AD 524 in Arles on the occasion of the dedication of Saint Mary`s Basilica outside the city walls. The proceedings were presided over by Caesarius of Arles. Apart from him, thirteen bishops, three presbyters, and one cleric of unknown rank signed the four canons - all of which concern the clerical discipline.

Edition:

C. de Clercq ed., Concilia Galliae a. 511-a. 695, Corpus Christianorum. Series Latina 148 A, Turnhout 1963.

Translation:

J. Gaudemet, B. Basdevant, Les canons des conciles mérovingiens VIe-VIIe siècles, Sources chrétiennes 353, Paris 1989.

Categories:

Functions within the Church - Wandering presbyter/Without office

Described by a title - Clericus

Conflict

Relation with - Bishop/Monastic superior

Administration of justice - Ecclesiastical

Please quote this record referring to its author, database name, number, and, if possible, stable URL: J. Szafranowski, Presbyters in the Late Antique West, ER1167, http://www.presbytersproject.ihuw.pl/index.php?id=6&SourceID=1167