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Canon 18

De diaconibus Vrbicis: Vt non sibi tantum praesumant, sed honorem presbyteris reservent, ut sine conscientia ipsorum nihil tale faciant.

(ed. Munier 1963: 13)

Canon 18

On the deacons of the City [of Rome]: they should not presume themselves so great, but respect the office of the presbyters and not do anything without their [presbyters'] knowledge.

(trans. J. Szafranowski)

Discussion:

Ambrosiaster

Place of event:

Region

Gaul
Rome

City

Arles
Rome

About the source:

Title: The First Council of Arles 314, Concilium Arelatense I anno 314, Canones ad Silvestrum Papam
Origin: Arles (Gaul)
Denomination: Catholic/Nicene/Chalcedonian

The First Council of Arles gathered in 314 under the auspices of Constantine the Great to solve the controversy between Bishop Caecilian of Carthage and the emerging Donatist movement. The Donatists, dissatisfied with the ruling of the Council of Rome in 313, implored Constantine to summon a new council. The First Council of Arles, however, also condemned the Donatists.

Edition:

Ch. Munier ed., Concilia Galliae a. 314-a. 506, Corpus Christianorum. Series Latina 148, Turnhoult 1963.

Bibliography:

M. Bevenot, 'Ambrosiaster Thoughts on Christian Priesthood', Heythrop Journal 18 (1977), 152-164.

S. Lunn-Rockliffe, Ambrosiaster's Political Theology, Oxford 2007.

Categories:

Described by a title - Presbyter/πρεσβύτερος

Usurping presbyterial power

Conflict

Relation with - Deacon

Please quote this record referring to its author, database name, number, and, if possible, stable URL: J. Szafranowski, Presbyters in the Late Antique West, ER168, http://presbytersproject.ihuw.pl/index.php?id=6&SourceID=168