Holy Orders (Ordination)
The laying on of hands that sets apart bishop, priest, and deacon
Holy Orders is the sacrament or rite by which men are ordained to ministry as bishops, priests, or deacons. Its roots are traced to the Pastoral Epistles, the letters of Ignatius, and the early Apostolic Tradition. Traditions differ over its sacramental status and over who may be ordained: questions such as women's ordination are contested, with Catholic and Orthodox churches and various Protestant bodies reaching different conclusions.
How it traveled
- ActsRome · 84applies
- Book VIII. Concerning Gifts, and Ordinations, and the Ecclesiastical Canons— · 220explains
- Appendix to the Works of Hippolytus. Containing Dubious and Spurious Pieces.Rome · 235explains
- The Epistles of Cyprian.Carthage · 258applies
- The First Ecumenical Council: The First Council of NiceNicaea · 325explains
- The Church History of EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
- The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods— · 360explains
- The LettersCaesarea (Cappadocia) · 379explains
- Select Orations of Saint Gregory NazianzenNazianzus · 390explains
- A Commentary on the Acts of the ApostlesConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and PhilemonConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Treatise Concerning the Christian PriesthoodConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- To Pammachius against John of JerusalemBethlehem · 420applies
- The Ecclesiastical History of Socrates ScholasticusConstantinople (Istanbul) · 439explains
- The Ecclesiastical History of SozomenConstantinople (Istanbul) · 450explains
- The Fourth Ecumenical Council. The Council of ChalcedonChalcedon · 451applies
- The Letters and Sermons of Leo the GreatRome · 461explains
- The Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, of Gregory the GreatRome · 604explains
- Selected Epistles of Gregory the GreatRome · 604explains
- The Canons of the Synods of Sardica, Carthage, Constantinople, and Carthage Under St. Cyprian, Which Canons Were Received by the Council in Trullo and Ratified by II. NiceConstantinople (Istanbul) · 692explains
- The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called The Quinisext CouncilConstantinople (Istanbul) · 692explains
- The Seventh Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of NiceNicaea · 787explains
- Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90)Paris · 1274explains
- Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic ChurchGeneva · 1564explains
Key passages(20)
Appendix to the Works of Hippolytus. Containing Dubious and Spurious Pieces. · Hippolytus
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book II. Of Bishops, Presbyters, and Deacons · Constitutions of the Holy Apostles
Book III · Constitutions of the Holy Apostles
Book VIII. Concerning Gifts, and Ordinations, and the Ecclesiastical Canons · Constitutions of the Holy Apostles
Book VIII. Concerning Gifts, and Ordinations, and the Ecclesiastical Canons · Constitutions of the Holy Apostles
Selected Epistles of Gregory the Great · Gregory the Great
The Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, of Gregory the Great · Gregory the Great
The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called The Quinisext Council · The Ecumenical Councils
The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called The Quinisext Council · The Ecumenical Councils
The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods · The Ecumenical Councils
The Canons of the Synods of Sardica, Carthage, Constantinople, and Carthage Under St. Cyprian, Which Canons Were Received by the Council in Trullo and Ratified by II. Nice · The Ecumenical Councils
The First Ecumenical Council: The First Council of Nice · The Ecumenical Councils
The Fourth Ecumenical Council. The Council of Chalcedon · The Ecumenical Councils
The Fourth Ecumenical Council. The Council of Chalcedon · The Ecumenical Councils
The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and Philemon · John Chrysostom
The Letters and Sermons of Leo the Great · Leo the Great