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An Historical Sketch of Sacerdotal Celibacy in the Christian Church

Henry Charles Lea

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  • Book language: English
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Contents

  1. Transcriber’s Notes
  2. AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF SACERDOTAL CELIBACY IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
  3. PREFACE.
  4. CONTENTS.
  5. SACERDOTAL CELIBACY.
  6. I. ASCETICISM.
  7. II. THE ANTE-NICENE CHURCH.
  8. III. THE COUNCIL OF NICÆA.
  9. IV. LEGISLATION.
  10. V. ENFORCEMENT OF CELIBACY.
  11. VI. THE EASTERN CHURCH.
  12. VII. MONACHISM.
  13. VIII. THE BARBARIANS.
  14. IX. THE CARLOVINGIANS.
  15. X. THE TENTH CENTURY.
  16. XI. SAXON ENGLAND.
  17. XII. PETER DAMIANI.
  18. XIII. MILAN.
  19. XIV. HILDEBRAND.
  20. XV. CENTRAL EUROPE.
  21. XVI. FRANCE.
  22. XVII. NORMAN ENGLAND.
  23. XVIII. IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.
  24. XIX. SPAIN.
  25. XX. GENERAL LEGISLATION.
  26. XXI. RESULTS.
  27. XXII. THE MILITARY ORDERS.
  28. XXIII. THE HERESIES.
  29. XXIV. THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY.
  30. XXV. THE REFORMATION IN GERMANY.

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