Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Vol. 14 (Seven Ecumenical Councils)

i. The Council of Sardica, A.D. 343 or 344, . . . 411
Introduction on the Date of the Council, . . . 413
Note on the Text of the Canons, . . . 414
The Canons of the Council of Sardica, . . . 415
Excursus as to Whether the Sardica Council was Ecumenical, . . . 435
ii. The Canons of the 217 Blessed Fathers who Assembled at Carthage, Commonly Called the Code of Canons of the African Church, A.D. 419, . . . 437
Introductory Note, . . . 438
An Ancient Introduction, . . . 440
The Canons of the 217 Blessed Fathers who Assembled at Carthage, . . . 441
iii. Council of Constantinople held Under Nectarius, A.D. 394, . . . 511
Introductory Note, . . . 512
Council of Constantinople under Nectarius of Constantinople and Theophilus of Alexandria, . . . 513
iv. The Council of Carthage Held Under Cyprian, A.D. 257, . . . 515
Introductory Note, . . . 516
The Synod Held at Carthage over which Presided the Great and Holy Martyr Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, A.D. 257, . . . 517
Epistle LXX. Cyprian, Liberalis, Caledonius, etc., to Their Brethren, Januarius, etc., Greeting, . . . 518

✠ X. THE SEVENTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL—THE SECOND COUNCIL OF NICE, A.D. 787, . . . 521
Introduction, . . . 523
The Divine Sacra Imperial orders or formal letters Sent by the Emperors Constantine and Irene to the Most Holy and Blessed Hadrian, Pope of Old Rome, . . . 529
The Imperial Sacra Read at the First Session, . . . 530
Extracts from the Acts—Session I., . . . 533
Extracts from the Acts—Session II., . . . 536
Extracts from the Acts—Session III., . . . 539
Extracts from the Acts—Session IV., . . . 539
Extracts from the Acts—Session VI., . . . 542
Epitome of the Definition of the Iconoclastic Conciliabulum, Held in Constantinople, A.D. 754, . . . 543
Excursus on the Conciliabulum Styling Itself the Seventh Ecumenical Council, but Commonly Called the Mock Synod of Constantinople, . . . 546
The Decree of the Holy, Great, Ecumenical Synod, the Second of Nice, . . . 549
Excursus on the Present Teaching of the Latin and Greek Churches on the Subject, . . . 551
The Canons of the Holy and Ecumenical Seventh Council, . . . 555
Letter of the Synod to the Emperor and Empress, . . . 571
Examination of the Caroline Books, . . . 578
Excursus on the Council of Frankfort, A.D. 794, . . . 583
Historical Note on the So-called "Eighth General Council" and Subsequent Councils, . . . 586

APPENDIX CONTAINING CANONS AND RULINGS, NOT HAVING CONCILIAR ORIGIN, BUT APPROVED BY NAME IN CANON II. OF THE SYNOD IN TRULLO, . . . 589
Prefatory Note, . . . 590
1. The Apostolical Canons, . . . 591
The Canons of the Holy and Altogether August Apostles, . . . 594
2. The Canons of the Blessed Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria, and Martyr, which are Found in His Sermon on Penitence, . . . 601
3. The Canonical Epistle of St. Gregory, Archbishop of Neocaesarea, who is Called Thaumaturgus Wonder-worker, Concerning them that During the Incursion of the Barbarians Ate of Things Offered to Idols, and Committed Certain Other Sins, . . . 602
4. The Epistle of St. Athanasius to the Monk Ammus, . . . 602
The Epistle of the Same Athanasius Taken from the XXXIX. Festal Epistle, . . . 603
The Epistle of St. Athanasius to Ruffinian, . . . 603
5. The First Canonical Epistle of Our Holy Father Basil, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium, . . . 604
The Second Canonical Epistle of the Same, . . . 605
The Third Epistle of the Same to the Same, . . . 607
6. The Canonical Epistle of St. Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, to St. Letoïus, Bishop of Mitylene, . . . 611
7. From the Metre Poems of St. Gregory Theologus, Specifying which Books of the Old and New Testament Should be Read, . . . 612
8. From the Iambics of St. Amphilochius, the Bishop to Seleucus on the Same Subject, . . . 612
9. The Canonical Answers of Timothy, the Most Holy Bishop of Alexandria, who was One of the 150 Fathers Gathered Together at Constantinople, to the Questions Proposed to Him Concerning Bishops and Clerics, . . . 612
10. The Prosphonesus Address of Theophilus, Archbishop of Alexandria, when the Holy Epiphanies Happened to Fall on a Sunday, . . . 613
The Commonitory A memorandum or document for instruction of the Same which Ammon Received on Account of Lycus, . . . 614
The Narrative of the Same Concerning those Called Cathari The Purists; a rigorist sect, . . . 615
11. The Canonical Epistle of our Holy Father among the Saints, Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria, on the Hymns—Cyril to Domnus—Of the Same to the Bishops of Libya and Pentapolis, . . . 615
12. The Encyclical Letter of Gennadius, Patriarch of Constantinople, and of the Holy Synod Met with Him to all the Holy Metropolitans, and to the Pope of the City of Rome, . . . 615

INDEX OF AUTHORS, . . . 619
INDEX OF NAMES, . . . 622
INDEX OF WORDS AND PHRASES, . . . 628
INDEX OF PLACES, . . . 630
INDEX OF SUBJECTS, . . . 633