Canons of the Council of Nicaea: Their Later Significance in the Legislation of the Latin Church

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• The canons established essential principles that laid the groundwork for Latin Church legislation over centuries.
• Twenty canons organize disciplinary tasks that shaped the practices within the Church framework and governance.
• The analysis focuses on the historical significance of these canons and their thematic grouping established at the Council of Nicaea.
• These principles serve as a cornerstone for further developments in the laws of the Latin Church, highlighting historical continuity.

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