Bible Encyclopedia: Marriage: Wives Taken by Edict

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Women who Witnessed the Fall of Rome
... the marriage of Justina as having taken place under ... man was permitted to have two
lawful wives. ... the Roman law strongly discountenanced plurality in marriage. ...
/.../brittain/women of early christianity/vii women who witnessed the.htm

Saint Helena and the Time of Constantine
... morals and yet no decisive steps taken against him ... Diocletian, she had been given
in marriage to Galerius ... passions by forcing from their homes wives and virgins ...
/.../brittain/women of early christianity/iv saint helena and the.htm

Acts of Paul and Thecla.
... magician; for he has corrupted all our wives, and the ... know not, who makes virgins
averse to marriage; let him ... And Thecla, having been taken out of the hand of ...
/.../unknown/acts of paul and thecla/acts of paul and thecla.htm

The Subsequent Wickedness of Licinius, and his Death.
... we recount his innovations in regard to marriage or in ... noble birth and high reputation
whose young wives he snatched ... to them, he had yet never taken any pains ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter viii the subsequent wickedness of.htm

The Era of Persecution
... The wives and daughters of kings, consuls, and emperors had ... how, later, she with
others was taken to the ... departure as if called to a marriage supper; rather ...
/.../brittain/women of early christianity/iii the era of persecution.htm

Raymond Lull.
... indulge his passions in disregard of the marriage tie ... much of the remarkable change
that had taken place in ... with the promise of riches and wives, in converting ...
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The Women of the Gospel Narrative the Study of the Early Christian ...
... Herod and Philip to have exchanged wives, after legally ... sacred as though marriage
had really taken place; the ... date of the betrothal and that of the marriage. ...
/.../brittain/women of early christianity/i the women of the.htm

Luke of Prague and the High Church Reaction. 1473-1530.
... They murdered men and kidnapped their wives. ... story was both alarming and lively,
the parish priest had it taken down, sealed ... Marriage never made anyone holy yet ...
/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter vi luke of prague.htm

The Seven Ecumenical Councils
... a catechumen coming into the Church have taken his place ... are not to be joined in
marriage with heretics ... It has seemed good that these abstain from their wives. ...
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The Arabic Gospel of the Infancy of the Saviour (Nt Apocrypha)
... another town, in which they were celebrating a marriage; but, by ... water over her son,
whom she had taken with her ... were in the same city two women, wives of one ...
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