Canon 14 of the Council of Agde (Gaul, AD 506) decrees that the altars should be consecrated by priestly benediction in addition to the usual anointment with chrism.
Intended for scholary use. For credentials see Bibliography
[Titulum secundum cod. A] XIV. De consecratione altaris.
[Titulum secundum cod. R] XIV. De consecratione altaris.
[Titulum secundum coll. Hispanam] XIV. Vt altare et ungatur et benedicatur.
Altaria uero placuit non solum unctione chrismatis sed etiam sacerdotali benedictione sacrari.
(ed. Munier 1963: 200, 220, 222, 224)
[Title according to cod. A] XIV. On the consecration of the altar.
[Title according to cod. R] XIV. On the consecration of the altar.
[Title according to the Hispana collection] XIV. That an altar should be both anointed and consecrated.
The altars should be consecrated not only with the anointment of chrism but also with priestly benediction.
(trans. J. Szafranowski)
Discussion:
Judging on the use of the term sacerdos in other canons of the Council of Agde, we may assume that benedictio sacerdotalis relates to both presbyters and bishops.
Place of event:
Region
Gaul
City
Agde
About the source:
Title: Council of Agde, Concilium Agathense anno 506 Origin: Agde (Gaul) Denomination: Catholic/Nicene/Chalcedonian
The Council of Agde was held in September of 506 under the auspices of Cesarius, bishop of Arles, and with the permission of the Visigothic King Alaric. The first 47 canons are considered genuine, since only those are present in the oldest codices. The rest, present in some manuscripts, must have been taken from the other council acts, especially those of the Council of Epaone in 517. This council was attended by 24 bishops, and 8 presbyters and 2 deacons, who represented their bishops. More on the council, see Klingshirn 1994, 97-104.
Edition:
Ch. Munier ed., Concilia Galliae a. 314-a. 506, Corpus Christianorum. Series Latina 148, Turnhoult 1963.
Bibliography:
W.E. Klingshirn, Caesarius of Arles: the making of a Christian community in late antique Gaul, Cambridge 1994.
Categories:
Described by a title - Sacerdos/ἱερεύς
Ritual activity - Dedication of churches and altars
Equal prerogatives of presbyters and bishops
Please quote this record referring to
its author, database name, number, and, if possible, stable URL:
J. Szafranowski, Presbyters
in the Late Antique West, ER922, http://www.presbytersproject.ihuw.pl/index.php?id=6&SourceID=922
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