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Eastern prayer in early Christianity

In On Prayer, Origen describes an eastward orientation as the preferred direction of prayer. He discusses the arrangement of doors and windows, prayer in the open country, and the symbolic relationship between facing east and the rising of light. Read complete primary passage ↗

Laodicean regulation

The Council of Laodicea instructs Christians regarding seventh-day rest and work in Canon 29. Read Canon 29 ↗ Canon 16 additionally discusses Sabbath readings. Read Canon 16 ↗

Incomplete holdings

Gregory I's letter to Mellitus is catalogued here but its complete transcription remains pending. The viewer states that status explicitly. View source record ↗

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