Pravila of Govora and its Importance for the
Pastoral-canonical Activity of Priests
Pravila of Govora and its Importance for the
Pastoral-canonical Activity of Priests
Author(s): Vasile-Alin CĂŢOIUSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: "written law"; "Byzantine legislation"; "nomocanonical legislation"; "canonical doctrine";
Summary/Abstract: The Pravila of Govora, the first “legal code” printed by order of the Prince of the Country and with the blessing of the Head of the Church, was compiled with the aim of serving as a canonical guide for priests in their pastoral and canonical activities. This was done by hieromonk Mihail Moxa a scholar who also knew Greek and Slavonic and was well familiar with the byzantine and the nomocanonical legislation and the canonical doctrine of the Eastern Church, as the Pravila of Govora, printed in 1640, shows. The considerations and evaluations - however brief - that we have made on this Pravila (its genesis, sources and content) are intended to help the reader understand how a “Book of Teaching” served both clergy and believers through its content in their Christian life.
Journal: Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi. Teologie Ortodoxă
- Issue Year: 30/2025
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 185-199
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
