Didache
From Clavis Canonum
Title | Didache |
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Key | ? |
Wikidata Item no. | Q210752 |
Size | Very small (less than 100 canons) |
Century | saec. I |
General region of origin | Southern Europe and Mediterranean |
Main author | Christof Rolker |
The Greek Didaché (Διδαχὴ τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων) may be the earliest church order (Kirchenordnung) extant, dating perhaps from the first century. The short text covers ecclesiastical hierarchy, the liturgy, and church discipline. It was compiled perhaps in Syria; the only known Latin translation is fragmentary.