An Historical Sketch of Sacerdotal Celibacy in the Christian Church Papyras Classics

An Historical Sketch of Sacerdotal Celibacy in the Christian Church

by Henry Charles Lea

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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Sacerdotal Celibacy
  3. I. Asceticism
  4. II. The Ante-Nicene Church
  5. III. The Council of Nicæa
  6. IV. Legislation
  7. V. Enforcement of Celibacy
  8. VI. The Eastern Church
  9. VII. Monachism
  10. VIII. The Barbarians
  11. IX. The Carlovingians
  12. X. The Tenth Century
  13. XI. Saxon England
  14. XII. Peter Damiani
  15. XIII. Milan
  16. XIV. Hildebrand
  17. XV. Central Europe
  18. XVI. France
  19. XVII. Norman England
  20. XVIII. Ireland and Scotland
  21. XIX. Spain
  22. XX. General Legislation
  23. XXI. Results
  24. XXII. The Military Orders
  25. XXIII. The Heresies
  26. XXIV. The Fifteenth Century
  27. XXV. The Reformation in Germany
  28. XXVI. The Anglican Church
  29. XXVII. Calvinism
  30. XXVIII. The Council of Trent
  31. XXIX. The Post-Tridentine Church
  32. XXX. The Church and the Revolution
  33. XXXI. The Church of to-Day
  34. Note
  35. Works by the Same Author
  36. Important Religious Books

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