O brzmieniu i tłumaczeniu kanonu 33. synodu w Elwirze – najstarszego oficjalnego tekstu Kościoła o celibacie duchowieństwa

• Authors: Janusz Lewandowicz

Title variants

EN

On the wording and translation of 33rd canon of the council of Elvira – the oldest official text of the Church on celibacy of the clergy

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This article represents an attempt to expound the meaning of 33rd canon of the Council of Elvira (circa 306 A.D.), based on historical and grammatical criteria, in reference to doubts related to the linguistic understanding of the text. The author argues that the traditional interpretation of the canon as a prescription prohibiting those who have received major orders (i.e. deacons, presbyters and bishops) ha­ving marital relationship is justified (as opposed to authors who agree with the opinion presented by Maurice Meigne). This, in turn, recognises the authenticity of the text as an integral part of the entire collection of the canons of the Council of Elvira. This paper, while presenting a version of the translation of the canon, proposes also some modifications on punctuation marks, which allows the extrac­tion of the full meaning of the text.

Keywords

PL

celibat; synod w Elwirze (ok. 306); wstrzemięźliwość

EN

celibacy; Council of Elvira (ca 306); continence

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: Vox Patrum
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 60
• Pages: 209-219

Dates

published

2013-12-16

Contributors

author

Janusz Lewandowicz

Identifiers

DOI

10.31743/vp.3988