See Canons 76 (79) and 122 (123).
Canon LXXXI.
(Greek lxxxiv.) Of bishops who appoint heretics or heathens as their heirs.
Item, it was ordained that if any bishop should prefer to his Church strangers to blood relationship with him, or his heretical relatives, or pagans as his heirs, he shall be anathematized even after his death, and his name shall by no means be recited among those of the priests of God. Nor can he be excused if he die intestate, because being a bishop he was bound not to postpone making such a disposition of his goods as was befitting his profession.
Notes.
Ancient Epitome of Canon LXXXI.
Let a bishop be anathema if he make heretics and heathen his heirs.
This is Canon xv. of Carthage, September, a.d. 401.
Johnson.
There were in this age two written tables kept in every church, whereof one contained the names of all eminent bishops and clergymen now living, with whom that church held communion and correspondence; the other, the names of all eminent bishops, and other men of their own or other churches, now dead. The deacon rehearsed all the names, in both tables at the altar, whenever the Eucharist was celebrated. These tables were by the Greeks called Diptuka , and by some English writers "diptychs." See Can. of Peter of Alex., 14.
Canon LXXXII.
(Greek lxxxv.) Of manumissions.
Item, it seemed good that the Emperor be petitioned with regard to announcing manumissions in church.
Notes.
Ancient Epitome of Canon LXXXII.
The imperial permission must be asked for the making of the manumission of slaves in churches.
Aristenus.
This is the same as the sixty-fourth [Greek numbering] canon, and is there explained.
This is Canon xvj. of Carthage, September, a.d. 401.
Johnson.
A repetition of Canon 64 (67).
Canon LXXXIII.
(Greek lxxxvi.) Of false Memories of Martyrs.
Item, it seemed good that the altars which have been set up here and there, in fields and by the wayside as Memories of Martyrs, in which no body nor reliques of martyrs can be proved to have been laid up, should be overturned by the bishops who rule over such places, if such a thing can be done. But should this be impossible on account of the popular tumult it would arouse, the people should none the less be admonished not to frequent such places, and that those who believe rightly should be held bound by no superstition of the place. And no memory of martyrs should at all be accepted, unless where there is found the body or some reliques, on which is declared traditionally and by good authority to have been originally his habitation, or possession, or the scene of his passion. For altars which have been erected anywhere on account of dreams or inane quasi-revelations of certain people, should be in every way disapproved of.
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