E00759: Marutha (ob. ca 420), a bishop of Maypherqat (Martyropolis) in Mesopotamia, issues a canon that seeks to regularise the practice of eucharistic liturgy and other sacraments as performed in the martyr shrines, located outside of cities. From the Seventy Three Canons.
Creators: name: Sminov
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2015
Subjects: History

description: Marutha of Maypherqat, Seventy-three Pseudo-Nicene canons, Canon 65<br><br>ܣܗ: ܥܠ ܕܐܝܟܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܢܬܩܪܒ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܒܛܟܣܐ ܘܡܛܠ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܕܘܟ̈ܝܬܐ.<br><br>ܗܘܐ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܠܣܘܢܗܕܘܤ ܬܒܝܠܝܬܐ ܕܕܝܖ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܝܬ ܣܗܕܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܪܒܝܢ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܢܩܪܒܘܢ.<br>ܕܢܥܡܕܘܢ ܘܢܬܠܘܢ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܫܠܝܛܝܢ.<br>ܕܢܩܪܒܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܒܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܘܒܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܫܠܝܛܝܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܢܥܒܕ ܥܐܕܐ ܘܢܫܡܫ ܐܝܟ ܘܠܝܬܐ ܘܢܫܡܠܐ ܘܢܓܡܘܪ ܟܠܗ ܩܢܘܢܐ.<br>ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܒܨܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܛܝܢ ܕܢܩܪܒܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܕܢܣܒܘܢ ܡܢ ܠܓܘ ܘܢܬܠܘܢ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ.<br>ܘܐܢ ܩܪܝܐ ܥܠܬܐ ܘܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܐܘ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܖ̈ܫܝ ܕܝܖ̈ܬܐ. ܢܣܒܘܢ ܡܦܣܢܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܟܕܝܩܘܢ ܘܢܩܪܒܘܢ.<br>ܪܗܘܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܡܕܝܢܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܤ ܘܐܦܣܘܤ ܘܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ ܘܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܫܠܝܛܝܢ ܒܗ̈ܟܠܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܘܒܕܝܖ̈ܬܐ ܕܢܩܪܒܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܛܠ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܟܘܖ̈ܣܘܬܐ ܕܒܗܝܢ. ܘܢܬܝܩܖ̈ܢ ܕܝܖ̈ܬܗܝܢ ܥܡܗܝܢ.<br>ܘܐܦ ܒܩܘܙܝܩܘܤ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܦܩܕܢܢ ܕܢܬܩܪܒܘܢ ܒܗ̈ܝܟܠܐ ܘܒܕܝܖ̈ܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܟܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܡܛܠ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܗܪܣܝܤ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ.<br>ܘܐܦ ܒܛܒܪܝܘܤ ܢܩܪܒܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܟܠܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܬܡܢ.<br>ܘܐܦ ܒܒܥܠܒܟ ܢܩܪܒܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܚ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܚܢ̈ܦܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܬܡܢ.<br>ܘܒܩܣܪܝܐ ܘܒܝܫܢ ܘܫܡܪܝܢ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܡܕܝܢ̈ܬܐ ܕܬܡܢ. ܘܠܐ ܢܬܟܠܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܫܡܖ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܬܡܢ.<br>ܘܐܦ ܒܣܠܝܩ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܢܩܪܒܘܢ. ܘܠܐ ܢܬܟܠܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܡܓܘ̈ܫܐ. ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܡܕܝܢ̈ܬܐ ܣܖ̈ܝܩܬܐ.<br>ܘܗܟܢܐ ܒܗܢܐ ܙܢܐ ܟܠ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܕܚ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܗܖ̈ܣܝܤ ܐܘ ܕܚܢ̈ܦܐ ܐܘ ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܢܩܪܒܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܟܠܘܢ.<br>ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܚܪܡܐ.<br><br><br>'65. About this (namely), where the sacrifice shall rightly be brought according to order, and regarding the honour of the locations (where it is offered).<br><br>It is the will of the general synod that the monasteries and the martyria which are close to the towns shall not have the authority on every occasion to offer (the sacrifice).<br>But they are allowed to baptize and give communion every time.<br>They are allowed, however, that they can offer (the Eucharist) only on the festivals and during the forty days fast – to make a festival and to serve as it is valid and to complete and perfect the entire canon.<br>In like manner are they also allowed to offer during the fast; but they may take it from within and give it at any time.<br>However, if a cause demands it and there is a commemoration of one of the martyrs or of one of the abbots, they shall receive permission from the archdeacon, and (only then) shall they offer.<br>But in Rome, in Alexandria the great, in the king's city Constantinople, in Ephesus, in Antioch of Syria, and in Jerusalem, they shall be allowed to sacrifice in the temples of the martyrs and in the monasteries because of the honor of the sees which is in them. And together with these (so) shall their monasteries be honored.<br>Also in the town Cyzicus we command that in the temples and the monasteries there shall be sacrifice and that the bishop shall not hinder them because of the multitude of the heresies which is (to be found) among them.<br>And also in Tiberias shall they sacrifice and they shall not be hindered because of the religion of the Jews which is (present) there.<br>Also in Baalbek shall they sacrifice because of the religions of pagans which are there.<br>And in Caesara, in Baišān and Samaria and the rest of the towns which are there they shall not be hindered because of the religion of the Samaritans which is there.<br>And also in Seleucia in the land of the Orient, they shall sacrifice and they shall not be hindered because of the religion of the Magi and the remaining idol (worshipping) towns.<br>So in like manner wherever there is the religion of heretics or of pagans or of the Jews they shall offer and shall not be hindered.<br>These (canons) are without an anathema.<br><br>Ed. and trans. Vööbus 1982, v. 1, pp. 107-108, v. 2, pp. 89-90.