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Canon 8 of the First Council of Narbonne (Gaul, AD 589) describes the punishment for a cleric who has committed a fraud against the Church.
Canon 8
 
Quicumque clericus, subdiaconus, diaconus, presbiter, sine conscientia episcopi aliquid <de> possessionibus uel de domo ecclesie tulerint, aut fraudem feceri<n>t, non solum cum omni dedecore constricti restituant quid fecerunt, sed etiam non deuere ibi in ecclesia esse, ubi fraudem uisus est operasse; duobus iaceat sub penitentia annis, et dum defleuerit factum, reuertatur ad officium.
 
(ed. de Clercq 1963: 255)
Canon 8
 
Any cleric, subdeacon, deacon, presbyter, who would take something from the possessions or the building of the Church without the knowledge of the bishop, or would commit a fraud, should not only emend what he has done his head bowed in utter shame, but also should be forbidden the entrance to the church, against which he was seen to commit a fraud. He should do penance (iaceat sub penitentia) for two years, [after which], as long as he deeply regrets what he has done, he can be restored to his office.
 
(trans. J. Szafranowski)

Place of event:

Region
  • Gaul
City
  • Narbonne

About the source:

Title: First Council of Narbonne, Concilium Narbonense I anno 589
Origin: Narbonne (Gaul)
Denomination: Catholic/Nicene/Chalcedonian
The First Council of Narbonne was called by Migetius, metropolitan bishop of Narbonne, and gathered six other bishops from his province. This synod was held on the 1st of November as the Third Council of Toledo (convened in May of the same year) has suggested that the provincial councils of the Visigothic kingdom should gather on that date. Migetius was indeed present at Toledo along with King Reccared who had recently converted to Catholicism.
Edition:
C. de Clercq ed., Concilia Galliae a. 511-a. 695, Corpus Christianorum. Series Latina 148 A, Turnhout 1963.

Categories:

Described by a title - Presbyter/πρεσβύτερος
    Described by a title - Clericus
      Public law - Ecclesiastical
        Administration of justice - Ecclesiastical
          Administration of justice - Excommunication/Anathema
            Administration of justice - Suspension
              Administration of justice - Penance
                Please quote this record referring to its author, database name, number, and, if possible, stable URL: J. Szafranowski, Presbyters in the Late Antique West, ER1558, http://www.presbytersproject.ihuw.pl/index.php?id=6&SourceID=1558
                Record by: Jerzy Szafranowski
                last edited: 2019-09-06 17:29:16
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