Constitutions of the Holy Apostles
Anonymous Syrian compiler
Section 20
About this work
A large church-order compilation presented in apostolic voices, combining earlier sources with instruction on ethics, worship, ministry, discipline, liturgy, widows, ordination, and ecclesial administration across eight books.
- Author
- Anonymous Syrian compiler
- Traditional attribution
- The Apostles, transmitted through Clement of Rome
- Date
- Late 4th century, incorporating earlier material
- Origin
- Syria (often proposed)
- Genre
- Church Order
The compilation incorporates earlier documents and should not be dated or attributed as a single uniform composition.
20. Let a clergyman who becomes a surety