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ER 267
Canons 33 and 34 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419) establish mutual consent between the bishop and his presbyters as a condition for the disposal of the goods of the Church.
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ER 801
Augustine, bishop of Hippo Regius (North Africa) criticises the Presbyter Peter for following the erroneous opinions of a lay man, Vincentius Victor, on the nature of the soul. Augustine, "The Nature and Origin of the Soul", AD 419/420.
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ER 297
Canon 59 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 401), preserved in the 5th-century Carthage Register, forbids to force clerics to witness in the public courts about the judgements made by them.
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ER 299
Canon 62 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 401), preserved in the 5th-century Carthage Register, warns the faithful under severe punishments not to defend the condemned clerics of any grade.
ID
ER 308
Canon 68 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 401), preserved in the 5th-century Carthage Register, wants to accept ex-Donatist clerics with their dignities.
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ER 309
Canon 70 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 401), preserved in the 5th-century Carthage Register, orders higher clergy to abstain from their wives.
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ER 311
Canon 80 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 401), preserved in the 5th-century Carthage Register, prohibits making monks from another diocesese clerics or monastic superiors.
ID
ER 312
Canon 90 of the council of Milevis (North Africa, AD 402), preserved in the 5th-century Carthage Register, forbids the ecclesiastical transfer of anyone who even only once read publicly in a church.
ID
ER 568
Augustine, bishop of Hippo (North Africa), says that he either forgot or did not receive the letter from the Spanish bishops which was to be delivered to him by the presbyter Numedius. Augustine, Letter 23*A, AD 419.
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ER 313
Canon 104 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 407), preserved in the 5th-century Carthage Register, threatens with demotion clerics who ask the emperor for the judgement of secular judges.
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ER 314
Canon 105 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 407) preserved in the 5th-century Carthage Register, threatens with demotion excommunicated clerics who seek communion overseas.
ID
ER 315
Canon 125 of the council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 418), preserved in the Carthage Register, regulates the rules of appeal for presbyters, deacons, and lower clerics, barring them from the possibility of appealing to Rome.
ID
ER 1339
After the death of Zosimus, bishop of Rome, the schism arises between the archdeacon Eulalius and the presbyter Boniface that is supported by other presbyters (AD 418). At the instigation of Ancius Aurelius Symmachus, the prefect of Rome, the Emperor Honorius supports Eulalius and exiles Boniface. The presbyters supporting Boniface send a petition to the emperor, AD 419. Letter 17 in the Collectio Avellana compiled in the second half of the 6th c.
ID
ER 316
Canon 128 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419), preserved in the 5th-century Carthage Register, bars the excommunicated from bringing accusations against clerics.
ID
ER 1340
After the double election of Boniface and Eulalius on the bishopric of Rome, the presbyters supporting Boniface wrote a petition to the Emperor Honorius to ask him to withdraw his support to Eulalius. In response, Honorius sends the letter to the prefect Anicius Aurelius Symmachus in which he orders both parties to come to the court in Ravenna, AD 419. The letter 18 included in the Collectio Avellana, compiled in the second half of the 6th c.
ID
ER 317
Canon 130 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, 419 AD), preserved in the 5th-century Carthage Register, orders the acquittal of clerics accused of many crimes if one of them has been unproven.
ID
ER 365
Presbyter Iosias of Rusicade arrives in Hippo. Augustine, bishop of Hippo, Letter 23*A, AD 419.
ID
ER 624
The presbyter Cornutus carries a letter of Hesychius, bishop of Salona (Dalmatia) to Augustine, bishop of Hippo Regius (North Africa), and Augustine`s response back to Hesychius. Letters 197 and 198 in Augustine`s correspondence, AD 419/420.
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ER 1400
After the double election of Boniface and Eulalius to the bishopric of Rome, the Emperor Honorius orders the prefect of the city Anicius Aurelius Symmachus to summon both parties to the court in Ravenna. The prefect, who up to this moment endorsed Eulalius, gives response to the emperor emphasising his impartiality, AD 419. Letter 19 included in the Collectio Avellana, compiled in the second half of the 6th c.
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ER 1401
The emperor Honorius writes to the prefect of the city Aurelius Anicius Symmachus, ordering Eulalius, unrecognized bishop of Rome, and all the clerics who are in communion with him to leave the city, AD 419. Letter 31 included in the Collectio Avellana, compiled in the second half of the 6th c.
ID
ER 388
Consentius, a layman from the Balearic Isles, mentions his argument with the presbyter Leontius. A letter of Consentius to Augustine, bishop of Hippo, AD 420 (Letter 12* in Augustine`s correspondence).
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ER 1436
Aurelius Anicius Symmachus, the prefect of the city, informs the patricius Constantius on the riots provoked by Eulalius, a pretender to the bishopric of Rome, after the imperial order of exile; he also mentions clerics supporting Eulalius, all in AD 419. Letter 32 in the Collectio Avellana, compiled in the second half of the 6th c.
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ER 413
Augustine, bishop of Hippo sends a letter to some clerics in Carthage, among them the Presbyters Deogratias and Theodore, through the Presbyter Mascelio whom he commends to their hospitality. Augustine, Letter 25*, North Africa, AD 419.
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ER 1437
Emperor Honorius informs all the Roman clergy in his letter to Bishop Boniface that in case of the next double election of the bishop of Rome, both candidates will be expelled, AD 419 or 420. Letter 37 in the Collectio Avellana, compiled in the second half of the 6th c.
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ER 1439
Bishop Innocent of Rome in the letter to Aurelius, bishop of Carthage, calls Jerome his "compresbyter", AD 417. Letter 44 included in the Collectio Avellana, compiled in the second half of the 6th c.
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ER 958
The Donatist council of AD 418/419 decides that the bishops and presbyters who joined the Catholic communion against their will, can be given pardon and received back in their dignities, if they have not celebrated the Mass or preached to the people. Account of Augustine, "Against Gaudentius", ca 420.
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ER 733
Augustine, bishop of Hippo Regius (North Africa), includes in his letter to the clerics of Thagaste a memorandum sent to the presbyters of Thagaste by their bishop, Alypius (on a trip to Italy). Augustine, Letter 15*, AD 419.
ID
ER 227
Canon 3-4 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419) confirms the rules concerning clerical chastity.
ID
ER 228
Canon 5 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419) forbids clerics to lend on interest.
ID
ER 229
Canon 6 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419) forbids presbyters to bless the chrism, consecrate virgins and reconcile penitents.
ID
ER 230
Canon 7 of the council of Carthage (North Africa, 419 AD) allows presbyters to reconcile penitents in danger with the consent of the bishop.
ID
ER 231
Canon 9 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419) threatens bishops and presbyters who accept the excommunicated with the same penalty.
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ER 236
Canon 10-11 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419) threatens with anathema censured presbyters who dare to celebrate.
ID
ER 237
Canon 12 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419) repeats the rules for judging clerics.
ID
ER 238
Canon 14 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419) makes an exception concerning the number of judges in ecclesiastical trials for Tripolitania.
ID
ER 239
Canon 15 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419) deals with clerics who prefer civil courts to ecclesiastical ones.
ID
ER 240
Canon 15 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419) prohibits the children of clerics to participate in theatrical spectacles and to watch them.
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ER 243
Canon 16 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419) prohibits clerics to earn money by administration of goods or secular business.
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ER 244
Canon 18 of the council of Carthage (North Africa, 419 AD) orders that bishops and clerics should know the statutes of the councils before being ordained.
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ER 245
Canon 18 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419) forbids presbyters to baptize the dead.
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ER 246
Canon 19a of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419) establishes 25 years as the age for ordination.
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ER 247
Canon 20 of the Council of Carthage (North Africa, AD 419) repeats the rules for judging presbyters and deacons.
ID
ER 504
Jerome, presbyter in Bethlehem (Palestine), sends a letter to Augustine, bishop of Hippo Regius (North Africa)via the Presbyter Innocent. AD 419 (Letter 202 in Augustine`s correspondence).
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ER 1784
Perigenes, new bishop of Corinth, is praised by Pope Boniface I for having served many years as presbyter. Letter 5 of Pope Boniface I, "Credebamus post", Rome, AD 419.
ID
ER 254
The Council of Carthage (AD 419) explains to Pope Boniface the case of the presbyter Apiarius.
ID
ER 255
Pope Zosimus cites the canons of Sardica to justify the right of appeal of every cleric to Rome. The canon shows the possibility of sending presbyters as papal legates, as Philip and Asellus are at this occasion. The general rules of clerics` appeals against bishops` decisions are also recalled. Account in the acts of the Council of Carthage (AD 419); edited also as Letter 15 of Zosimus.
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ER 384
Consentius, a layman from the Balearic Isles, repeats the account of Fronto describing the activities and the process of the presbyter Severus, accused of Priscillianism. Severus was a relative of Count Asterius, a military commander in Spain. A letter of Consentius to Augustine, bishop of Hippo, AD 420 (Letter 11* in Augustine`s correspondence).
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ER 385
Consentius, a layman from the Balearic Isles, relates that some people in Spain justify the leniency towards the Priscillianists by recalling the fact that Augustine and African bishops accepted ex-Donatists in their dignities. A letter of Consentius to Augustine, bishop of Hippo, AD 420 (Letter 11* in Augustine`s correspondence).
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ER 2258
The Emperors Honorius and Theodosius issue a law forbidding clerics to live with non-related women. The lawful wives, however, should not be deserted. The law issued on 8 May 420, included in the Theodosian Code (16.2.44) published in 438 and in the Breviary of Alaric published in Gaul in 506 and repeated in the Justinian Code, promulgated in 529 and then again 534 (1.3.19).
ID
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).
ID
ER 505
Presbyter Saturninus carries a letter from Optatus, bishop of an unknown place, to Augustine, bishop of Hippo Regius (North Africa). Augustine, Letter 202/A, AD 420.
ID
ER 506
Augustine, bishop of Hippo Regius (North Africa), asks Optatus, bishop of an unknown place, for the profession of faith that he wrote and to which a presbyter falsely added his signature. Augustine, Letter 202/A, AD 420.
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ER 883
A presbyter appears in a dream to a sick man and tells him to go to be baptised by the bishop. Account of Augustine, "The Care To Be Taken for the Dead", Hippo Regius (North Africa), ca 421 AD.
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ER 964
Augustine, the bishop of Hippo Regius (North Africa) includes the presbyter Jerome in the list of the authority figures who have maintained the doctrine of original sin. Augustine, "Against Julian", AD 421/422.
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ER 1365
DRAFT: The dedicatory inscription of the basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome, commemorating its funder, the Presbyter Peter, who came to Rome from Illyricum. Rome, AD 422/432.
ID
ER 383
Augustine, bishop of Hippo, meets the Presbyter Commodian. Augustine, Letter 9*. North Africa, AD 422-429.
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ER 1671
Presbyter Urbanus, superior of the monastery of Hippo (North Africa) in the absence of Augustine, wanted to have Antoninus (future bishop of Fussala) ordained a presbyter. Account of Augustine, bishop of Hippo, Letter 20*, North Africa, AD 422-423.
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ER 399
A presbyter who has been chosen to be ordained bishop of Fussala declines at the last moment. Augustine, bishop of Hippo, Letter 20*, North Africa, AD 422/423.
ID
ER 400
A monk of the monastery of Hippo, of ill reputation, is ordained a presbyter by Antoninus of Fussala. Augustine excommunicates him, but he is restored to communion by Antoninus. Account of Augustine of Hippo, Letter 20*, North Africa, 422-423.
ID
ER 401
Clerics and friends of Bishop Antoninus oppress the people of Fussala and decline to appear before the episcopal tribunal. Augustine, bishop of Hippo, Letter 20*, North Africa, AD 422-423.
ID
ER 412
A presbyter of Fussala presents to the episcopal tribunal in Tegulata a letter from the presbyters and the people of Fussala, with the grievences against their Bishop Antoninus. Antoninus refuses to believe the letter and wants to check personally the attitude of the presbyters and the people, who eventually confirm what they wrote. Augustine of Hippo, Letter 20*, North Africa, AD 422-423.
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ER 723
Catholic presbyters sent to convert the Donatist population of Fussala (North Africa) are badly mistreated and some of them even killed, but they eventually succeed. Augustine, Letter 209, AD 422/423 .
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ER 1787
Pope Boniface I says that his decisions concerning Bishop Perigenes of Corinth were taken with the consent of his presbyters. Letter 15 of Pope Boniface I, "Manet beatum apostolum", Rome, AD 422.
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ER 2160
Bishop Paulinus of Nola (formerly presbyter in this city), writes to Eucherius (later bishop of Lyon) and Galla, both practising monastic life at the island of Lero. Paulinus mentions Honoratus from the nearby island of Lerina (Lérins), later bishop of Arles, as his co-presbyter. Paulinus of Nola, Letter 51, ca 423/428.
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ER 270
The council of Carthage (North Africa) AD 424/425 responds to the intervention of Pope Celestine I in the case of the presbyter Apiarius. Apiarius pleads guilty to the crimes of which he is accused. African bishops restate that the pope had no right to intervene in this case.
ID
ER 727
Augustine, bishop of Hippo Regius (North Africa) says that the nuns` infringements against the monastic rule should be dealt with by their superior and by the presbyter in charge of the monastery. Augustine, Letter 211, ca AD 424.
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ER 2049
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" claims that is a duty of the priests to take care about people living in the regions which are entrusted to them and to provide spiritual direction, especially by admonishing sinners. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2050
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" commenting on the Sermon on the Mountain speaks about the relation between the believers and their priest as teacher and preacher. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2051
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" comments Jesus`s words on salt of the earth and light of the world as referring to priests and their teaching. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2052
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" says that the priests should avoid even light sins, otherwise they are not worthy their priesthood. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2053
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" in a commentary to the Lord`s Prayer mentions a lay person`s offering of bread to be sacrificed by the priest. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
ID
ER 2054
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" comments on the commandment forbidding to judge others as primarily directed to the priests (teachers). The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2056
According to the anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" whoever insults the priests of Christ, insults Christ. He also warns priests against conferring sacraments to the unworthy. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2058
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" explains that the heretics are not Christians even if they have similar rituals and the order of priesthood as the orthodox Church. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2060
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" explains that Christ`s warning against false prophets should be interpreted as referring to heretical priests. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2061
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" says that requests to Christ should to be sent through priests. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2064
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" says that priests are obliged to preach the orthodox faith, and the lay to defend it in uncontaminated form. He chastises those laymen who seek patronage of heretical priests. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2065
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" speaks about heretical priests who want to pray with the faithful and bless them in order to share the guilt of heresy with them. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2070
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" interprets the parable of the talents as referring to various states in the Church. The one who received five talents is interpreted as a presbyter, the one who received two talents to a deacon, the one who received one talent as a lay person. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2072
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" speaks about the delight the priests feel when they preach to a large audience. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2073
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" mentions the blessing of the children performed by priests. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2076
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" says that the sinfulness of priests is the sign of the end of the world. The mid-5th century, the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2079
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" compares the heretical priests to the priests and scribes in whose hands, according to the Gospel, Christ was delivered. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2080
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" claims that the spiritual well-being of Christian congregations depends on whether their priesthood is morally sound. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2081
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" says that the lack of repentance of priests is worse than the sin of lay people who then convert. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2082
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" says that the priests are expected to be morally superior to the laity. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2083
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" comments the Parable of the Two Sons (Matt 21:28-32) refering it to the roles of laity and clergy in the Church. A layman who converts is better than a hypocritical cleric. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2084
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" compares the priests to the tenants of the vineyard of God. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2088
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" criticizes those priests who care only for they profits and not for the spiritual well-being of their flock. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2344
The Emperors Theodosius II and Valentinian issue on 9 July (6 August) 425 in Aquileia (Italy) a law which confirms the judicial privileges of clerics and imposes restriction on unorthodox groups. The Sirmondian Constitution 6.
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ER 2089
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" argues that the priests are more honourable than the lay people but they are not more useful. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2090
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" claims that only holy persons can truly be priests. Many priests act faithlessly but their good teaching still should be observed. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2091
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" criticizes priests who do not fulfill what they teach and exhorts priests to be forgiving to people and exacting to themselves. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2092
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" says that the devil especially strives to corrupt the clergy and notices that the clergy always repent with difficulty when they sin because they feel ashamed. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2093
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" says that the Church uses priests to gather all the people. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2094
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" says that the priests should be especially should protect Christians from being led astray. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2102
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" compares priests to the servants to whom whole household has been entrusted. Priests are personally responsible for the sins of their faithful just as household stewards are responsible for the tenants. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.
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ER 2103
Anonymous author of the "Incomplete Commentary on Matthew" says that priests should not only be faithful but also wise in order to be useful to others. Their teaching is especially needed in the time of persecution. The mid-5th c., the Danubian provinces or Constantinople.