Council of Elvira

GPTKB entity

Statements (101)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:church
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Synod_of_Elvira
gptkbp:country gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:date circa 306 AD
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Acta_Concilii_Eliberitani
gptkbp:historicalName during Diocletianic Persecution
held before the Edict of Milan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Council of Elvira
gptkbp:influenced later church councils in Spain
gptkbp:influencedBy early Christian controversies
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:location gptkb:Elvira,_near_Granada,_Spain
gptkbp:notableFor early stance against idolatry
prohibition of images in churches
prohibition of intermarriage with Jews
regulations on marriage and sexual conduct
regulations on penance
strict canons on clerical discipline
gptkbp:numberOfCanons 81
gptkbp:participants 26 presbyters
about 19 bishops
gptkbp:presidedBy gptkb:Bishop_Felix_of_Acci
gptkbp:prohibits Christian attendance at gladiatorial games
Christian participation in pagan festivals
Christian women from marrying Jews
Christian women from marrying pagans
Christians from eating with Jews
Christians from marrying pagans
adultery and fornication
baptism of children of Jewish parents
baptism of children of pagan parents
baptism of heretics without proper instruction
clergy from acting as actors
clergy from acting as astrologers
clergy from acting as athletes
clergy from acting as charioteers
clergy from acting as dancers
clergy from acting as diviners
clergy from acting as executors of wills
clergy from acting as exorcists without permission
clergy from acting as fortune-tellers
clergy from acting as gladiators
clergy from acting as guardians of minors
clergy from acting as healers without permission
clergy from acting as innkeepers
clergy from acting as legal advocates
clergy from acting as magicians
clergy from acting as merchants
clergy from acting as musicians
clergy from acting as necromancers
clergy from acting as public officials
clergy from acting as soldiers
clergy from acting as soothsayers
clergy from acting as sorcerers
clergy from acting as sureties
clergy from acting as tax collectors
clergy from acting as teachers of astronomy
clergy from acting as teachers of canon law
clergy from acting as teachers of catechesis
clergy from acting as teachers of dialectic
clergy from acting as teachers of economics
clergy from acting as teachers of ethics
clergy from acting as teachers of geography
clergy from acting as teachers of geometry
clergy from acting as teachers of grammar
clergy from acting as teachers of history
clergy from acting as teachers of homiletics
clergy from acting as teachers of law
clergy from acting as teachers of liturgy
clergy from acting as teachers of logic
clergy from acting as teachers of mathematics
clergy from acting as teachers of medicine
clergy from acting as teachers of music
clergy from acting as teachers of natural science
clergy from acting as teachers of pagan literature
clergy from acting as teachers of philosophy
clergy from acting as teachers of poetry
clergy from acting as teachers of politics
clergy from acting as teachers of rhetoric
clergy from acting as teachers of scripture
clergy from acting as teachers of theology
clergy from acting as witnesses in secular courts
clergy from attending public entertainments
clergy from carrying weapons
clergy from engaging in business
clergy from gambling
clergy from holding public office
clergy from hunting
clergy from military service
clergy from owning slaves
clergy from practicing usury
clergy from remarrying
clergy from visiting taverns
images in churches
re-admittance of apostates without penance
bishops and clergy from living with women other than close relatives
Christian magistrates from executing capital punishment
gptkbp:significance earliest known church council in Hispania
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Osio_de_Córdoba
gptkb:Council_of_Arles_(314_AD)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6