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ER 1460

Canon 4 of the Second Council of Tours (Gaul, AD 567) reserves some parts of a church only for clerics.

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ER 1461

Canon 5 of the Second Council of Tours (Gaul, AD 567) decrees that rural presbyters should take care of the poor and needy living in their villages.

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ER 1462

Canon 6 of the Second Council of Tours (Gaul, AD 567) forbids clerics to give letters of recommendation.

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ER 1463

Canon 7 of the Second Council of Tours (Gaul, AD 567) decrees that the bishop must consult his presbyters prior to the demotion of an abbot or an archpresbyter, or ordination of someone out of gratitude.

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ER 1464

Canon 10 of the Second Council of Tours (Gaul, AD 567) forbids clerics to keep non-related women in their houses under the pretext of being in need of new clothes and maid service.

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ER 1465

Canon 11 of the Second Council of Tours (Gaul, AD 567) excommunicates presbyters who live with non-related women as housekeepers.

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ER 1466

Pope Siricius (384-398) restates the requirement of sexual continence for the higher clergy. He is lenient towards those who did not mantain it earlier, but threatens with demotion those who do not respect it later. Siricius, Letter to Himerius, bishop of Tarragona, Rome, AD 385.

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ER 1467

In the letter to Aurelius, bishop of Carthage, and other African bishops, Pope Zosimus informs that in Rome he judged the case of the presbyter Caelestius accused of Pelagianism, AD 417. Letter "Magnum pondus" or Letter 2 of Zosimus (45 in the Collectio Avellana, compiled in the second half of the sixth century).

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ER 1468

Canon 13 of the Second Council of Tours (Gaul, AD 567) describes the retinue of the bishop as consisting of many presbyters and deacons being at his side at all times. Clerics should live at some distance from other people`s living quarters.

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ER 1469

Canon 15 of the Second Council of Tours (Gaul, AD 567) forbids priests to share their beds with anyone.

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ER 1470

Canon 20 of the Second Council of Tours (Gaul, AD 567) forbids presbyters and archpresbyters to have intimate relations with their wives. Presbyters and archpresbyters are responsible for the misconduct of the junior clergy.

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ER 1471

Canon 21 of the Second Council of Tours (Gaul, AD 567) excommunicates presbyters who stay in communion with an excommunicated couple.

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ER 1472

Canon 23 of the Second Council of Tours (Gaul, AD 567) appeals to presbyters to condemn those Christians who still practice pagan rites.

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ER 1473

Canon 25 of the Second Council of Tours (Gaul, AD 567) tells what the presbyters should do when someone invades and seizes the ecclesiastical property.

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ER 1474

Canon 28 of the Second Council of Tours (Gaul, AD 567) forbids buying and selling holy orders.

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ER 1475

Pope Siricius (384-398) forbids ordaining priests and deacons who have married twice. Siricius, Letter to Himerius, bishop of Tarragona, Rome, AD 385.

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ER 1476

Pope Siricius (384-398) establishes the rules of the ecclesiastical career, both for those who start it from adolescence, and those from a mature age. Siricius, Letter to Himerius, bishop of Tarragona, Rome, AD 385.

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ER 1477

Pope Siricius (384-398) forbids women to live in the houses of clerics to whom they are unrelated. Siricius, Letter to Himerius, bishop of Tarragona, Rome, AD 385.

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ER 1478

Liber ordinum, the ritual in the use of the Church in Iberian Peninsula, probably representing the liturgy from the seventh century to the eleventh century, includes the rite of the exorcism of a person vexed by the evil spirit performed by the clergy led by a bishop or a senior priest.

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ER 1479

Pope Siricius (384-398) establishes the rules of admitting monks to ecclesiastical offices. Siricius, Letter to Himerius, bishop of Tarragona, Rome, AD 385.

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ER 1480

Pope Siricius (384-398) forbids the penitents, married twice and married to a widow, to have access to holy orders. Siricius, Letter to Himerius, bishop of Tarragona, Rome, AD 385.

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ER 1481

Pope Siricius (384-398) thanks Himerius, bishop of Tarragona (Iberian Peninsula), for his questions, sent to him by Presbyter Bassianus, and asks him to share his responses with other bishops of the Iberian Peninsula. Siricius, Letter to Himerius, Rome, AD 385.

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ER 1483

Pope Anastasius I sends a letter to Simplicianus, the bishop of Milan, via the Presbyter Eusebius, who is also an enemy of the heresy of Origen (Letter 95 in the epistolary of Jerome), AD 400.

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ER 1484

Asellus, presbyter in Berceo (Iberian Peninsula), attends St Aemilian, monk and former presbyter, on his deathbed and later buries him in the oratory in Berceo, AD 574 (?). Braulio, bishop of Saragossa, the "Life of St Aemilian", written ca AD 631–45.

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ER 1485

Eusebius, probably the presbyter in Italy originally from Cremona, writes a letter to Bishop Cyril of Alexandria in which he denounces to him a certain Valerianus, slave of the comes Valerius, for diligently supporting Pelagianism, AD 418. Letter 49 in the Collectio Avellana, compiled in the second half of the sixth century.

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ER 1486

Pope Leo the Great sends a letter to Bishop Timothy III of Alexandria in which he congratulates him on his election and exhorts him to fight against the heresy of Nestorians and Eutychians, and asks him for a response delivered through the Presbyter Daniel and the Deacon Timothy, AD 460. Letter 171 of Leo the Great (i.e. Letter 53 in the Collectio Avellana, compiled in the second half of the sixth century).

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ER 1487

Pope Leo the Great sends the letter to the bishops of Egypt informing them about the election of Timothy III Salophakialos for the see of Alexandria. He mentions the Presbyter Daniel and the Deacon Timothy as the carriers of letters, AD 460. Letter 173 of Leo the Great (letter 53 in the Collectio Avellana, compiled in the second half of the 6th c.).

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ER 1488

Liber ordinum, the ritual in the use of the Church in Iberian Peninsula, probably representing the liturgy from the seventh century to the eleventh century, includes the rite of ascetic conversion perfomed by a priest.

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ER 1489

An abbot from Preneste fosters a young monk which he orders to become a presbyter. After their death, they are buried together. Account in Gregory the Great, "Dialogues", Rome, AD 593/594.

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ER 1490

DRAFT: Anonymous prebyter from the province of Valeria. Account in the `Dialogues` by Gregory the Great, writing in Rome, 593/594 AD.

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ER 1491

DRAFT: Presbyter Amantius. Account in the `Dialogues` by Gregory the Great, writing in Rome, 593/594 AD.

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ER 1492

Pope Innocent I forbids admitting into clergy those who served as soldiers after being baptized. Letter 2 of Innocent I, "Etsi tibi", to Bishop Victricius of Rouen, Rome, AD 404/405.

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ER 1493

A priest is presiding at a monastic prayer. Account in John Cassian`s "Institutes" (Marseille, Gaul, AD 420/424).

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ER 1494

Abba Pinufius is a presbyter presiding over a big monastery in Egypt, and a role model for Western monks. Account in John Cassian`s "Institutes" (Marseille, Gaul, AD 420/424).

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ER 1495

Vainglory attacks monks by means of ambition to become a presbyter or deacon. An account in John Cassian`s "Institutes" (Marseille, Gaul, AD 420/424).

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ER 1496

Pope Zosimus informs Aurelius, bishop of Carthage, and other African bishops that after judginig in Rome the case of the presbyter Caelestius accused of Pelagianism, he received letters of Bishop Praylus of Jerusalem and Pelgius. He discusses untrustworthiness of bishops Heros and Lazarus, the accusers of Pelagius and Caelestius, AD 417. Letter "Posteaquam a nobis" or Letter 3 of Zosimus (46 in the Collectio Avellana, compiled in the second half of the 6th c.).

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ER 1497

Deacon Paulinus of Milan (Italy) residing in Carthage (North Africa) writes a letter to Pope Zosimus regarding the Presbyter Caelestius accused of Pelagianism, AD 417. Letter 8 of Zosimus (47 in the Collectio Avellana, compiled in the second half of the 6th c.).

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ER 1498

Bonosus, a nobleman of Gallic origin is an outstanding presbyter in Ticinum (modern Pavia, Italy) between 458 and 466. Ennodius, Life of Epiphanius of Pavia, written ca AD 501/504.

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ER 1499

Epiphanius, deacon of Pavia (Italy), being still a young man is elevated to the episcopal see of Pavia. After his election, he addresses his presbyters and deacons and asks them to submit to his rule, even if he is younger than they, and to observe integrity and chastity, AD 467. Ennodius, Life of Epiphanius of Pavia, written ca AD 501/504.

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ER 1500

Ennodius, as a cleric in Pavia or as a deacon in Milan (northern Italy), writes a courteous letter to the Presbyter Adeodatus of Rome, fourth/fifth c. Letter III, 7 = no. 74 in Vogel.

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ER 1501

Ennodius, deacon of Milan (northern Italy), writes a letter to the Presbyter Adeodatus of Rome, in which he asks him for prayers, ca AD 500. Letter VI, 36 = no. 303 in Vogel.

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ER 1502

Ennodius, deacon of Milan (Italy), writes a letter to the Presbyter Adeodatus of Rome, in which he asks him to inscribe an epigraph composed by him on the tomb of a certain Cynegia. He also asks him to pass his greetings to the Pope and requests from the Pope in some case; ca 500. Letter VII, 28 = no. 361 in Vogel.

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ER 1503

Ennodius, deacon of Milan (Italy), writes a letter to the Presbyter Adeodatus of Rome, in which he asks him for prayers as well as defends his poem on Cynegia against critique, ca 4th/5th c. Letter VII, 28 = no. 407 in Vogel.

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ER 1504

Ennodius, deacon of Milan (Italy), writes a letter to the Presbyter Adeodatus of Rome, in which he speaks about the return of the praetorian prefect Faustus from Milan to Rome. He sends his letter through Faustus together with a book which he had borrowed from Adeodatus; he asks Adeodatus for the return of the book he had lent him or for sending him another one,509/512. Letter IX, 16 = no. 440 in Vogel.

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ER 1505

Ennodius, deacon of Milan (Italy), writes a letter to the presbyter Adeodatus of Rome, in which he confesses his sadness because of Avienus`s departure from Milan in order to get married in Rome, ca 4th/5th c. Letter IX, 32 = no. 460 in Vogel.

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ER 1506

Ennodius, deacon of Milan (Italy), in a letter to Alico, mentions the presbyter Amantius, ca 4th/5th c. Letter IV, 2 (= no. 118 in Vogel).

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ER 1507

Trifolius, presbyter possibly of Rome, writes a letter to the senator Faustus from Rome on the Theopaschite doctrine of the Scythian monks, AD 519/520.

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ER 1508

Bishop Maximus of Turin (Italy) compares clerical service to public service, and forbids clerics to seek additional income, especially by trade; Sermon 26, AD 397/423.

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ER 1509

Bishop Maximus of Turin (Italy) compares the work of priests and clerics to the trade and secular business; Sermon 27, AD 397/423.

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ER 1510

Bishop Maximus of Turin (Italy) speaks about respect due to the priests and ministers; he encourages clerics to be humble and innocent; Sermon 48, AD 397/423.

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ER 1511

Bishop Maximus of Turin (Italy) admonishes the congregation on the evil of breaking the fast during the Lent. He says that it is a wrongdoing not against a priest but against Christ who speaks through his priest; Sermon 66, AD 397/423.

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ER 1512

Bishop Maximus of Turin (Italy) rebukes the people and the clergy of Turin for not coming to the church during his absence in the city; Sermon 79, AD 397/423.

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ER 1513

Bishop Maximus of Turin (Italy) exhorts clerics to obey their bishops; Sermon 88, AD 397/423.

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ER 1514

An anonymous author of the sermon dedicated to Eusebius of Vercelli (Italy) praises Eusebius for making his clergy live in a monastic way; Ps.-Maximus of Turin, Sermo 7, the end of the 4th c.?

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ER 1515

An anonymous preacher rebukes the heretics whose presbyters absolve sins for money. Ps.-Maximus of Turin, Sermo 90, before the 8th c.

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ER 1516

Belisarius makes the clergy of Rome elect Vigilius as their new bishop in AD 537. Account of Liberatus of Carthage, "Breviarium", AD 555/566.

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ER 1517

Presbyter Philip is among legates sent by Pope Celestine I to the Council of Ephesus, AD 431. Account of Liberatus of Carthage, "Breviarium", AD 555/566.

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ER 1518

Presbyter Bonifatius is among the legates sent by Pope Leo I to the Council of Chalcedon, AD 451. Account of Liberatus of Carthage, "Breviarium", AD 555/566.

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ER 1519

The Emperors Arcadius and Honorius issue the law which threatens the Donatist bishops, presbyters and other clerics with exile. The law issued on 17 June 414, included in the Theodosian Code published in AD 438.

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ER 1520

Pope Zosimus writes a letter to Bishop Aurelius of Carthage (North Africa) and to other African bishops in which he confirms the authority of the Apostolic See and denies that he had already agreed with the Presbyter Caelestius accused of Pelagianism, AD 418. Letter 12 "Quamvis patrum" of Zosimus (Letter 50 in the Collectio Avellana, compiled in the second half of the sixth century).

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ER 1521

Pope Agapetus I replies to the letter of Bishop Reparatus and other African bishops and agrees with them that no Arian should be admitted to the holy orders, but he orders to provide financial support for the former Arian clerics. He also assents with African bishops on the restrictions of clerical travels, AD 535. Letter 86 in the Collectio Avellana compiled in the second half of the 6th c.

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ER 1522

Pope Agapitus I replies to the letter of the Emperor Justinian brought to him by the Presbyter Heraclius. The Pope forbids the reconciliated Arian clerics to remain in the clergy and be promoted, AD 535. Letter 88 in the Collectio Avellana compiled in the second half of the 6th c.

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ER 1523

Canon 2 of the Second Council of Lyon (Gaul, AD 567/570) safeguards that the bequests made by presbyters and other clerics to the Church will always be observed, even if it in some way violates secular law.

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ER 1524

In the letter to the bishops of the province of Picenum (Italy), Pope Gelasius protests against the excommunication of a certain presbyter by Seneca, possibly the bishop adhering to Pelagianism. He also forbids ordinations of monks, and clerics from other dioceses, AD 493. Letter 6 of Pope Gelasius "Barbaricis hactenus" (i.e. Letter 94 in the Collectio Avellana compiled in the second half of the sixth century).

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ER 1525

Canon 5 of the Second Council of Lyon (Gaul, AD 567/570) forbids bishops to take back the property given to the clergy by their predecessors.

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ER 1526

Five presbyters sign the acts of the Second Council of Lyon (Gaul, AD 567/570) on behalf of their absent bishops.

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ER 1527

Presbyter Launoueus signs the synodal letter of the Fourth Council of Paris (Gaul, AD 573) on behalf of his absent bishop.

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ER 1528

Presbyter Promotus is accused in the letter sent by Bishop Pappolus of Chartres to his fellow bishops of seizing one of the parishes in his territory and proclaiming himself a bishop of that place. Acts of the Fourth Council of Paris (Gaul, AD 573)

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ER 1529

Canon 1 of the First Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 581/583) declares that presbyters should be of impeccable morals and, hence, should not live with women to whom they are not related.

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ER 1530

Canon 2 of the First Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 581/583) describes the restrictions on presbyters visiting the monasteries of virgins.

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ER 1531

Canon 3 of the First Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 581/583) orders that a woman can enter the bishop`s chamber only when accompanied by two presbyters.

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ER 1532

Canon 5 of the First Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 581/583) forbids clerics to wear indecent clothes. Those guilty of misconduct are to be punished by their superiors.

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ER 1533

Canon 7 of the First Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 581/583) limits actions of secular judges against clerics.

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ER 1534

Canon 8 of the First Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 581/583) decrees that all conflicts between clerics should be resolved in the presence of their bishop, presbyters, or archdeacon.

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ER 1535

Canon 10 of the First Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 581/583) orders presbyters to obey their bishops in all things; particularly they cannot celebrate festivities in their own churches.

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ER 1536

Canon 11 of the First Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 581/583) orders presbyters to cease any sexual relations with their former wives.

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ER 1537

Canon 14 of the First Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 581/583) orders the Jews to always respect the priests and never sit in their presence unless ordered to do so.

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ER 1538

Canon 15 of the First Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 581/583) forbids clerics to participate in Jewish feasts.

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ER 1539

Canon 19 (18) of the First Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 581/583) demotes clerics of the higher rank who accuse the people of crimes they did not commit.

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ER 1540

Pope Innocent I says that there are no exceptions to the rule that a priest must be a husband of one wife. Letter 2 of Pope Innocent I, "Etsi tibi", to Bishop Victricius of Rouen, Rome, AD 404/405.

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ER 1541

Pope Innocent I repeats the prohibition of ordaining clerics from other Churches and accepting clerics excommunicated in other Churches. Letter 2 of Pope Innocent I, "Etsi tibi", to Bishop Victricius of Rouen, Rome, AD 404/405.

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ER 1542

Canon 1 of the Third Council of Lyon (Gaul, AD 583) forbids the cohabitation of presbyters with women unrelated to them. Married presbyters should not only separate from the marital bed, but also avoid contact with their wives altogether.

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ER 1544

Canon 1 of the Second Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 585) requires clerics to celebrate the Lord`s day.

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ER 1545

Twelve anonymous representatives of their bishops, most of them probably presbyters, attend and sign the acts of the Third Council of Lyon (Gaul, AD 583).

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ER 1546

Canon 5 of the Second Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 585) excommunicates everybody who does not pay the tithes.

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ER 1547

Canon 6 of the Second Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 585) requires fasting from the presbyters willing to celebrate Mass.

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ER 1548

Canon 10 of the Second Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 585) decrees that no presbyter can be dragged from the church, and that every punishment imposed on him must be consulted with his bishop.

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ER 1549

Canon 12 of the Second Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 585) decrees that if the bishop is not present, the judges should consult an archdeacon or a presbyter prior to the prosecution of widows or orphans.

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ER 1550

Canon 15 of the Second Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 585) describes the proper form of greeting a cleric on the road.

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ER 1551

Canon 19 of the Second Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 585) decrees that clerics are forbidden to attend public executions.

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ER 1552

Twelve anonymous representatives of their bishops, most of them probably presbyters, attend and sign the acts of the Second Council of Mâcon (Gaul, AD 585).

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ER 1553

Canon 1 of the First Council of Narbonne (Gaul, AD 589) decrees that clerics should not wear purple clothes.

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ER 1554

Canon 3 of the First Council of Narbonne (Gaul, AD 589) decrees that no prebyter should wander idly through the streets.

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ER 1555

Canon 5 of the First Council of Narbonne (Gaul, AD 589) decrees that clerics should not participate in plots and conspiracies.

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ER 1556

Canon 6 of the First Council of Narbonne (Gaul, AD 589) decrees that the abbots should not give any special treatment to the clerics and noblemen sent to the monastery to do penance.

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ER 1557

Canon 7 of the First Council of Narbonne (Gaul, AD 589) decrees that disloyal clerics who act against the Church should be demoted.

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ER 1558

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.

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ER 1559

Canon 10 of the First Council of Narbonne (Gaul, AD 589) decrees that every cleric should respect the ordination of his bishop. He should travel to the place of ordination and obey in everything his new bishop.

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ER 1560

Canon 11 of the First Council of Narbonne (Gaul, AD 589) decrees that no illiterate man can be ordained presbyter. Any presbyter already ordained who does not know how to read and refuses to learn will be thrown into the monastery.

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ER 1561

Canon 12 of the First Council of Narbonne (Gaul, AD 589) decrees that presbyters should remain at the altar for the entire duration of the Mass. Presbyters should rebuke those deacons and members of lower clergy that remove their albs before the Mass is over.

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