Synod of Elvira

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:church
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Council_of_Elvira
gptkbp:canonExample Canon 33: clerical celibacy
Canon 36: prohibits images in churches
Canon 16: prohibition of marriage with Jews, heretics, or pagans
gptkbp:country gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:date circa 306 AD
gptkbp:historicalName pre-Constantinian Christianity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Synod of Elvira
gptkbp:impact influenced later church discipline
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:location Elvira, near present-day Granada, Spain
gptkbp:notableFor early stance against idolatry
prohibition of images in churches
prohibition of intermarriage with Jews
regulations on clerical celibacy
strict disciplinary canons
gptkbp:numberOfCanons 81
gptkbp:participants presbyters
deacons
Spanish bishops
gptkbp:presidedBy Bishop Hosius of Corduba (possibly)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Council_of_Nicaea
gptkb:Council_of_Arles
early Christian councils
gptkbp:significance one of the earliest church councils in the West
gptkbp:status not ecumenical
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Council_of_Elvira
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7