Synod of Ancyra

An important ecclesiastical synod was held at
Ancyra, the seat of the Roman administration for the province of
Galatia, in 314. The season was soon after Easter; the
year may be safely deduced from the fact that the first nine
canons are intended to repair havoc wreaked in the church by
persecution, which ceased after the overthrow of Maximinus in
313. The tenth canon tolerates the marriages of deacons who
previous to ordination had reserved the right to take a wife;
the thirteenth forbids chorepiscopi to ordain presbyters or
deacons; the eighteenth safeguards the right of the people in
objecting to the appointment of a bishop whom they do not wish.

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