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Discussion:

The canon repeats the norm of Canon 7 of the Council of Neocaesarea (AD 314/319). It is unclear whether the term "twice married" ("digamoi") refers to those who re-married after the death of their spouses, or after the divorce.

Place of event:

Region

Latin North Africa
East

City

Carthage
Neocaesarea

About the source:

Author: Ferrandus of Carthage
Title: Breviary of Ferrandus, Breviatio Canonum, Breuiatio Canonum Breuiatio Canonum
Origin: Carthage (Latin North Africa), Neocaesarea (East)
Denomination: Catholic/Nicene/Chalcedonian

Ferrandus was a deacon of Carthage; he died before 546. His "Breviary" is the first systematic collection of canons produced in Africa. It contains the titles (not the entire text) of 232 canons of different councils (not only from Africa), treating mainly the duties of various clerical offices (1-144), ecclesiastical delicts (145-198), and liturgical norms (199-232).

Edition:

C. Munier ed., Concilia Africae a. 345-a. 525, Corpus Christianorum. Series Latina 149, Turnhoult 1974, 284-311.

Bibliography:

J. Gaudemet, Les Sources du droit de l’Église en Occident du IIe au VIIe siècle, Paris 1985.

Categories:

Entertainment - Feasting

Described by a title - Presbyter/πρεσβύτερος

Ritual activity - Blessing marriages

Please quote this record referring to its author, database name, number, and, if possible, stable URL: S. Adamiak, Presbyters in the Late Antique West, ER747, http://www.presbytersproject.ihuw.pl/index.php?id=6&SourceID=747