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An Historical Sketch of Sacerdotal Celibacy in the Christian Church — Henry Charles Lea

An Historical Sketch of Sacerdotal Celibacy in the Christian Church

Henry Charles Lea

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  • Book language: English
  • 910 pages

This historical study by Henry Charles Lea surveys the practice and regulation of sacerdotal celibacy in the Christian Church. It traces how the rule developed and was debated over the centuries, drawing on historical sources. Listeners interested in church history will find a detailed account of this enduring topic.

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SACERDOTAL CELIBACY
IN THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

AN
HISTORICAL SKETCH
OF
SACERDOTAL CELIBACY
IN THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
BY
HENRY C. LEA.
SECOND EDITION, ENLARGED.
Οὐ γαρ θεου ἐστι κινειν ἐπι τα παρα φυσιν.
AǵƒŧƿĵƄLjǡĻ pro Christianis Legatio.
BOSTON
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
New York 11 East Seventeenth Street
The Riverside Press, Cambridge
1884

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by

HENRY C. LEA,

in the Office of the Librarian of Congress. All rights reserved.

DORNAN, PRINTER.

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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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