Gleanings from Orthodox Christian Authors and the Holy Fathers

councils

In their conferences, the Holy Synods draw not only from the Holy Scriptures, but also from Sacred Tradition as from a pure fount. Thus, the Seventh Oecumenical Synod says in its 8th Decree: 'If one violates any part of the Church Tradition, either written or unwritten, let him be anathema.' St. Nectarios of Aegina, Modern Orthodox Saints, Vol. 7