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 wrought 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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