Church Councils of Braga Ecclesiastical history of Braga

1 church councils of braga

1.1 first council of braga
1.2 second council of braga
1.3 third council of braga
1.4 other councils

church councils of braga

many church councils held in braga, of them important. authenticity of so-called council of 411 doubtful. invented father bernardo brito.

first council of braga

in council of 563 8 bishops took part, , twenty-two decrees promulgated, among others following: in services of church same rite should followed all, , on vigils , in solemn masses same lessons should said all; bishops , priests should salute people dominus vobiscum, in book of ruth, response being et cum spiritu tuo, custom in east, without alterations introduced priscillianists; mass should said according ordo sent rome profuturus; form used baptism in metropolitan see of braga should not altered; bishops should take rank after metropolitan according date of consecration; bishops should not ordain candidates other dioceses without dimissorial letters bishop; nothing should sung in church psalms , parts of old , new testament; priests abstained eating meat should obliged eat vegetables cooked in meat, avoid suspicion of taint of priscillianism, , if refused should excommunicated; suicides , catechumens should not buried great ceremony, nor should buried inside church; priests should appointed blessing of chrism.

second council of braga

the second council held in 572, presided on aforesaid st. martin, held increase number of bishops in gallaecia. twelve bishops assisted @ council, , ten decrees promulgated: (1) bishops should in visitations see in manner priests celebrated holy sacrifice , administered baptism , other sacraments, thanking god if found should be, , instructing priests if found wanting in knowledge, , obliging catechumens attend instructions twenty days before baptism , learn creed; (2) bishop must not tyrannical towards priests; (3-4) no fee must accepted holy orders, , holy chrism must distributed free; (5-6) bishop must not ask fee consecrating church, no church should consecrated without bishop being sure of endowment of ministers, , no church built on private property purpose of emolument should receive consecration; (8) if cleric should accuse 1 of unchastity without evidence of 2 or 3 witnesses should excommunicated; (9) metropolitan should announce date of easter, , have made known people after christmas, might prepared beginning of lent, when litanies recited 3 days; on third day lenten fast should announced after mass; (10) 1 saying mass without fasting, many did, result of priscillianist tendencies, should deprived of office. council attended bishops of suffragan sees of braga, , of diocese of lugo, , pope innocent iii removed doubt authenticity.

third council of braga

the third council of braga held in 675, during primacy of leodegisius, , in reign of king wamba. 8 decrees promulgated @ council; (1) no 1 should dare offer in sacrifice milk , grapes, bread , wine mixed drop of water in chalice, nor should bread soaking in wine used; (2) laymen should excommunicated, , ecclesiastics deprived of office, if either put sacred vessels profane uses; (4) no priest should have woman mother in house; (5-6) bishops, when carrying relics of martyrs in procession, must walk church, , not carried in chair, or litter, deacons clothed in white; corporal punishment not inflicted on youthful ecclesiastics, abbots, or priests, except grievous faults; (7-8) no fee must accepted holy orders, , rectors of churches must not require members of ecclesiastical household work on private farms; if did must recompense church injury done thereby.

other councils

there other councils @ braga in 1278-1280, 1301, 1328, 1436, 1488, 1537, besides various diocesan , provincial synods of lesser importance.