Aspecte liturgice în Pravila cea Mare de la Târgoviște
Liturgical aspects in Pravila cea Mare from Târgoviște

Summary/Abstract: „Pravila cea Mare” or „Îndreptarea Legii” (1652) is a book that contains both church law (canonical) regulations, as well as civil law rules, for instructive and educational-moral purposes. Our study aims to emphasize only those canonical norms and guidelines which refer strictly to the administration of the Holy Sacraments and other offices, to the Holy Liturgy, as well as to the place of worship and the symbolic mystical significance of liturgical objects used in the service. The instructions and dispositions concerning worship and the notions of liturgical practice set forth in „Îndreptarea Legii” are founded on the canon laws of the Orthodox Church and on the commentaries and nomocanonical works of the most authoritative interpreters of civil and church law, so that we can argue with certainty that the prescriptions and the liturgical guidelines recorded in this book are normative for the clergy.

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