An Historical Sketch of Sacerdotal Celibacy in the Christian Church

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Author

Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909

Credits

Produced by deaurider, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

BV: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Practical theology, Worship

Subject

Celibacy -- Catholic Church

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 61176

Release Date

January 15, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Transcriber’s Notes
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF SACERDOTAL CELIBACY IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.PREFACE.
6. 6.CONTENTS.
7. 7.SACERDOTAL CELIBACY.
8. 8.I. ASCETICISM.
9. 9.II. THE ANTE-NICENE CHURCH.
10. 10.III. THE COUNCIL OF NICÆA.
11. 11.IV. LEGISLATION.
12. 12.V. ENFORCEMENT OF CELIBACY.
13. 13.VI. THE EASTERN CHURCH.
14. 14.VII. MONACHISM.
15. 15.VIII. THE BARBARIANS.
16. 16.IX. THE CARLOVINGIANS.
17. 17.X. THE TENTH CENTURY.
18. 18.XI. SAXON ENGLAND.
19. 19.XII. PETER DAMIANI.
20. 20.XIII. MILAN.
21. 21.XIV. HILDEBRAND.
22. 22.XV. CENTRAL EUROPE.
23. 23.XVI. FRANCE.
24. 24.XVII. NORMAN ENGLAND.
25. 25.XVIII. IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.
26. 26.XIX. SPAIN.
27. 27.XX. GENERAL LEGISLATION.
28. 28.XXI. RESULTS.
29. 29.XXII. THE MILITARY ORDERS.
30. 30.XXIII. THE HERESIES.
31. 31.XXIV. THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY.
32. 32.XXV. THE REFORMATION IN GERMANY.
33. 33.XXVI. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH.
34. 34.XXVII. CALVINISM.
35. 35.XXVIII. THE COUNCIL OF TRENT.
36. 36.XXIX. THE POST-TRIDENTINE CHURCH.
37. 37.XXX. THE CHURCH AND THE REVOLUTION.
38. 38.XXXI. THE CHURCH OF TO-DAY.
39. 39.NOTE.
40. 40.INDEX.
41. 41.WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR — STUDIES IN CHURCH HISTORY. — SUPERSTITION AND FORCE.
42. 42.IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS BOOKS.
43. 43.FOOTNOTES:

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