Canons of the Ecumenical Councils

On the approval of the canons of previous Councils.

About the possibility of staying in the priesthood. ordination and ordination of eunuchs.

That all those who have accepted the priestly rank should know and sacredly preserve the instructions of the rules issued by the legitimate church authority, incl. previous 6 Ecumenical Councils.

On affirming the inviolability of faith and anathematizing heresies.

On the condemnation (eruption) of metropolitans who support the heresies of Nestorius and Celestius.

On the immutability of the Creed and the anathema of the heresies of the Eunomians, Arians, Sabellians, etc. (6 in total)

On the condemnation of simony (ordination for bribery).

On the inadmissibility of installing neophytes as presbyters and bishops.

On the educational qualifications of candidates for bishops.

On the immutability of the rules of previous Ecumenical, Local Councils and St. fathers.

On the condemnation (dethronement) of bishops for the same offenses.

On the inviolability of canonical territorial boundaries between Churches.

On the prohibition for clergy and monks to take charge of worldly affairs “out of love of money.”

On the prohibition for single clergy to keep strange women at home.

On the invalidity of appointments to the degree of clergy under pressure from secular authorities.

About the marital status of proteges in the clergy.

On the invalidity of the bans imposed by Nestorius.

The place in the diptych of the Bishop of Constantinople after the Bishop of Rome is established.

That a house of prayer or a monastery cannot be built without the will of the bishop. And monks must obey the bishop and not leave their monastery without a blessing.

On the procedure for the installation and confirmation of a bishop.

About the ban bishop. simony - penance for clergy and the closure of churches “for the sake of torturing gold.”

About penance for those who seduced a woman who dedicated herself to God.

On the condemnation (eruption) of the remaining lower-ranking clerics for the same offenses.

On the invalidity of the consecration of Bishop. Maximus Kinik to the See of Constantinople.

On confirmation of the prohibition for clergy to move to another diocese without permission.

That those excommunicated by one bishop should not be accepted by others. An order is given to each regional church to hold an episcopal council twice a year.

About another new, more refined type of simony: “boasting” of previous offerings and ordination to the clergy.

On the prohibition for single clergy to keep strange women at home.

On the invalidity of the Nestorians' review of the cases of lawfully convicted clerics.

About the “Western Tomos”. Mens legislatoris – the desire to show the unity of faith with the West.

About the invalidity of the so-called “absolute” ordinations (without belonging to a temple).

About the power of the largest departments (Alexandrian, Roman, Antioch, etc.). On the need for the consent of the metropolitan for the election of a bishop.

On the obligatory nature of the annual Council of Bishops in each region.

On the prohibition of clergy (and subdeacons) from marrying after ordination.

On the invalidity of the Nestorians' review of the cases of lawfully convicted clerics.

On church proceedings (acceptance and consideration of charges against bishops).

On the inadmissibility of unauthorized resignation or abandonment of monasticism.

On the metropolitan dignity of Bishop Elia (Jerusalem).

On the obligatory presence in every church of the relics of St. martyrs.

On official subordination between clergy of different degrees.

About the need to keep intact the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed.

About 2 ways of accepting heretics (confirmation and baptism). (In Helmsman these are rules 7 and 8).

On the mandatory subordination of “almshouses, monasteries and martyrs’ churches” to the territorial bishop.

On the acceptance of the Navatians into the Church.

On the prohibition of baptism for Jews who continue to “secretly observe the Sabbath.”

That henceforth the councils of each metropolitan region should meet once a year.

On the approval of the autocephaly of the Church of Cyprus (disputed by the Church of Antioch).

About the procedure for litigation between clergy (and the prohibition of going to a secular court).

On the need for preliminary testing of proteges.

Scriptures against honest icons are considered heretical books.

On the prohibition for clergy to keep taverns.

On the prohibition for clergy to be registered in two dioceses at the same time.

About the impossibility of the fallen (those who have renounced) to be in the sacred rank.

On the removal of clerics from worldly activities.

On the prohibition of clerics from engaging in usury.

On the admissibility of only “peaceful” letters, and not “representative” letters for the poor.

About the degrees of repentance of those who fell not under coercion (12 years).

About the position of housekeeper in the Church.

About the prohibition for clergy and laity to communicate with those who adhere to the Jewish religion.

On the prohibition to form new church regions according to royal decrees.

On excommunication from communion (up to age 13) for those returning to military service (required renunciation).

On the general ban on the alienation of church property.

An order under threat of eruption that none of the bishops should dare to live in marriage.

On the prohibition of clergy [and readers] serving in another city without “representative” letters.

An order to give communion to repentant sinners who are near death.

About penances for those who converted to secular dwellings of the “bishopric”, churches and monasteries.

The mandatory requirement of celibacy for deacons and elders is condemned.

On the prohibition of readers and singers from marrying women of other faiths.

On penance for those who fell from among the catechumens, but were not baptized (3 years).

About the ban on reading or singing from the pulpit in church without consecration and about the consecration of readers.

On establishing the canonical age for ordination to elders – 30 years, for deacons – 25 years, for deaconesses – no earlier than 40 years.

On the minimum age limit (40 years) and the prohibition of marriage for deaconesses.

On the prohibition for clergy to move from one diocese to another.

On the prohibition of clergy from serving in two churches for the sake of self-interest.

On establishing the canonical age for ordination to the subdeaconate – 20 years.

On the prohibition of marriage for monks and “virgins who have dedicated themselves to God.”

On the non-acceptance of clergy who left their churches without permission.

About the prohibition for clergy of ostentation and pomp in clothing.

In rejecting the custom of having no more than 7 deacons in a bishopric.

About the boundaries of dioceses, the 30-year period of the so-called. “assignment by prescription in church matters, as well as the possibility of appealing to Constantinople in judicial matters.

On the prohibition of clerics from engaging in usury.

About the creation of new houses of prayer by monastics.

On the need for clergy to move to another diocese to have a letter of release from their bishop.

Against church conspiracies and “forming crowds” (malicious meetings).

About violations of liturgical discipline by deacons and their position in the hierarchy.

On the ban on the presence of women in bishops' houses and monasteries.

On the need for clergy who left their churches for good reasons to return after these reasons cease.

On convening regional councils of bishops at least twice a year.

On the acceptance of the Paulians (Manichaeans) through baptism. About deaconesses.

About simony in the form of acceptance into the clergy or monastery for money

That bishops and heads of churches preach regularly; so that the sermon is based on the Holy Scripture, and it is explained only by the holy fathers.

On the prohibition of clergy moving to another diocese without the blessing of their bishop.

On the prohibition of kneeling on Sundays and on all days of Pentecost.

About the prohibition of double (mixed) monasteries and about the way of communication between monks and nuns.

About the inadmissibility of a bishop to preach without permission in another diocese.

The fact that the clergy is accused should not be accepted without investigation.

On the prohibition for monastics to change monasteries without permission.

About the cutting of hair by those expelled from the priesthood.

About the eruption of clergy who plundered the property of a deceased bishop.

About the way of life and relationships of Christians, including about their meals.

On the prohibition of simony and the ejection not only of the one who in this way reached any hierarchical degree, but also of the one who appointed him

That clergy and monastics who stay in Constantinople without the permission of the bishop and cause disturbances should be expelled from the city.

On the prohibition of clergy demanding monetary or other payment for communion.

On the prohibition of transferring monasteries and their property to worldly use.

About the ban on clergy and monks going to races and theatrical performances.

On the need to elect a bishop to the dowager see within a three-month period.

The fact that the Council of Bishops represents the 1st instance in disputes about the boundaries of regions

On the need for bishops to have an steward from the clergy to manage their property.

About lifelong ban in ministry with retention of their degree for elders who, out of ignorance, entered into an illegal marriage.

On the prohibition of kidnapping wives for marriage (for clergy - deposition, for laymen - anathema).

An order for clerics to wear clothing specially prescribed for them.

On the prerogatives of the See of Constantinople.

About the prohibition for clergy to combine and share grapes with a bloodless sacrifice among the people.

On the prohibition to demote a bishop to the presbytery degree (either restore or depose).

On the need for clergy to observe liturgical fasting on Maundy Thursday.

On permission to postpone the signing of the “Tomos Flavian” by Egyptian bishops.

That foreign priests, if they abstain by consent from copulation with their spouses, should not have any communication with them at all.

On performing sacred rites in home churches only with the blessing of the bishop.

On the prohibition for bishops and presbyters to celebrate the Eucharist with wine not mixed with water.

Condemning the practice of ordaining only those from the priestly class.

Against church conspiracies and “forming crowds.”

On the inviolability, after the death of a bishop, of the property of the episcopal see on the part of the ruling metropolitan.

On the confirmation of the previously established diptych of the leading bishops of the Church (Roman, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem).

About bishops who, through no fault of their own, were unable to go to their city.

On establishing the boundaries of dioceses in accordance with the administrative division of states.

Regarding the relocation of the Church of Cyprus to the territory of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.

On the minimum age for tonsure as a monk (from 10 years at the discretion of the bishop).

About a 4-year trial in a monastery for those wishing to carry out monastic feats in retreat.

About going around the city under the guise of desert monks (accepted into a monastery or expelled).

About the fact that monastic tonsure does not require a strict godly life in the past.

About penance for monks who violated the vow of virginity.

Condemning the custom of dressing a person being tonsured as a bride.

On the prohibition for monastics to leave the walls of the monastery.

About the prohibition for a woman to sleep in a monastery, and for a man in a nunnery.

That the wife of the person being appointed bishop must, by prior consent, enter a monastery remote from the place of service of her husband.

On the inadmissibility of turning previously consecrated monasteries into secular dwellings.

On the prohibition of gambling for laity and clergy.

On the prohibition of being a spectator or performer of entertainment that brings distraction into the soul (ridiculousness, theater, dancing) for clergy and laity.

About the days of celebrating the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts during Great Lent.

On the prohibition of marriages between recipients and parents of those adopted.

On the prohibition of marriages of persons in the 4th degree of consanguinity and side. two-relative properties.

A reminder to the Roman Church about the prohibition of fasting on the Saturday of Pentecost.

About the prohibition of the practice of eating eggs and cheese on Saturdays and Sundays of Lent.

About the prohibition of laymen from giving communion to themselves or others (absence for 7 days).

That baptism must be strictly performed in the temple.

About penance for those pretending to be possessed as if they were possessed.

About a 6-year penance for those turning to fortune-tellers, sorcerers, and talisman makers.

About the prohibition of the faithful to participate in pagan rituals and amusements.

On the burning of apocryphal stories about martyrs.

On the prohibition of laymen from delivering public sermons of dogmatic content.

About penance for those observing pagan rituals (jumping over fires).

About the need for the faithful to visit the temple on Bright Week.

About penance for those who taste blood (eruption for clergy, excommunication for laity).

On penance for those who damage the books of the Holy Scriptures and the Holy Fathers (excommunication for 1 year).

About the prohibition for lay people to enter the altar (except for the king to bring gifts to God).

On the prohibition of preaching to women during the Liturgy.

About the prohibition of students of civil law from observing the pagan customs of their schools.

On the prohibition of marriages of Orthodox Christians with heretics.

On the prohibition of the image of the Cross on the ground (semi) (so as not to trample underfoot the sign of our victory)

About the prohibition in the temple to perform agapes, eat food, and make a bed.

About the prohibition of indecent church singing.

About the prohibition to set up taverns and trading shops inside the temple fence.

About the prohibition for clergy and monks to wash in public baths with women.

That those preparing for baptism must undergo training in the basics of the faith.

A ban on one ritual associated with the Nativity of Christ.

About penance for clergy and laity who missed 3 Sunday services in a row.

Against the Armenians, who added the words “crucified for us” to the trisagion song.

About the prohibition to depict the Savior in the symbolic image of the Lamb.

About the prohibition of teaching the Holy Gifts to dead bodies.

About the need to baptize foundlings if it is not known whether they were baptized.

The norm of secular law. On the involvement of witnesses to the act of manumission of a slave by his owner.

About penance for those who keep harlots (disgorging clergy, excommunicating laity).

On excluding the possibility of divorce at the request of one or even both spouses.

About the prohibition of bringing animals into the temple unless absolutely necessary.

About the time of the end of Lent (midnight of Holy Saturday).

On the prohibition of genuflection from the evening entrance on Saturday. until Sunday evening entry.

About penance for abortion.

On the prohibition of kidnapping wives for marriage (for clergy - deposition, for laymen - anathema).

About penance for those who swear pagan oaths.

On the accession of heretics and schismatics to the Church.

About penance for men who braid and skillfully style their hair.

About penance for those who turn sacred places into residential ones.

About the prohibition to marry “another betrothed during the lifetime of her betrothed.”

About the ban on bringing meat into the temple.

Prohibition of obscene images.

When receiving communion, there is an injunction to fold your hands in the image of a cross.

Prescribes to be guided by the spirit of prudence when imposing penances.