Nomocanon 14 titulorum

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The Nomocanon 14 titulorum was a Byzantine collection of ecclesiastical laws and civil laws relevant to the Christian church. Compiled by Patriarch Johannes Scholasticus in the 6th century, it served as a legal text in the Eastern church until the 18th century, reflecting a close relationship between church and state. This collection was later updated by Patriarch Photius in the 9th century. Slavic adaptations, such as the Kormchaya kniga, were also developed and adopted by Slavic Orthodox churches. The need for collections of civil laws diminished over time, leading to new compilations that focused solely on ecclesiastical canons, replacing the nomocanons.1

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…Nomocanon 50 titulorum and the Nomocanon 14 titulorum. The latter, compiled by the patriarch Johannes Scholasticus (565–577), was later updated by the patriarch Photius (c. 820–891) and published anew in 883. A Slavic adaptation of the Byzantine nomocanons was compiled by Sava, the first archbishop of Serbia (1219), under the…
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…Nomocanon 50 titulorum and the Nomocanon 14 titulorum. The latter, compiled by the patriarch Johannes Scholasticus (565–577), was later updated by the patriarch Photius (c. 820–891) and published anew in 883. A Slavic adaptation of the Byzantine nomocanons was compiled by Sava, the first archbishop of Serbia (1219), under the…
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