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A '''Nomocanon''' (Greek, ''νοµοκανων''—from ''νοµος'', meaning ''law'', and ''κανων'', meaning ''rule'') is a collection of ecclesiastical law, containing both canon law proper and civil legislation impacting the Church. Often, commentary is included.
In 577 AD, Patriarch [[John Scholasticus|John III Scholasticus]] was responible for the first collection of Canon Law, the ''' ''Nomocanon'' ''', of the [[Orthodox Church]].
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