endemousa synodos (permanent synod) of Constantinople
A consulting synod of ecclesiastic officials dwelling in Constantinople, convened every year in the capital to discuss current matters, the demands of bishops and prelates etc.
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Fourth Ecumenical Council (Chalcedon, 451)
The Fourth Ecumenical Council assembled in 451 at Chalcedon in order to retract the interpetation of the council of Ephesus (449) on the nature of Jesus Christe.
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monostrategos
A term used in Byzantine sources to denote a theme's general when the latter, apart from leading his own troops, also took command of neighbouring themes, either to better organise defence in a broad front or to conduct offensive operations under a unified command.
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Notitia episcopatuum
The Notitiae episcopatuum are official documents of the Patriarchate of Constantinople and Antioch, containing the ecclesiastical dioceses in hierarchical order.These documents were modfied regularly.
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Novatianism
A Christian sect named after priest Novatianus in Rome; they were also called Katharoi (the pure). They believed there was no redemption for Christians who had sinned after their baptism. They survived until the 7th century.
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service (kat epidosin)
The term "service" in canonical law signifies the temporary commission of one ecclesiastical see to another, in order to ensure the function of the see for the sake of the people; the service used to be arranged if it was inevitable for the ordained bishop to attend the site, due to force majeure. Service could not break the ecclesiastical rank.
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Sixth Ecumenical Council/ Quinisext/ Dome (Constanitnople, 681/ 691)
The Sixth Ecumenical Counsil (also called: Quinisext<Penthekti or Dome Counsil<in Trullo, mean. in the dome) assembled at Constntinople twice, the years 680/1 (the Sitxth) and 691/2 (the Quinisext/Dome), to discuss the restoration of the association with the Holy See of Rome as well as to clarify practical issues of everyday life for the Cristians.
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templon or iconostasis
A structure separating the sanctuary from the main church. At first, it simply divided the nave from the presbytery, but later it became higher, with small columns and an epistyle. From the 11th century onwards, icons were placed between the templon columns and, somewhat later, icons were also placed above the epistyle, thus forming the iconostasis. The templon were originally from marble. Wooden iconostases appeared from the 13th century.
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