Abstract:

 Ancient Greek, Jewish and Roman legal institutions, as long as, the Christian doctrine and eccesiology and the canonical production of the Ecumenical and Particular Synods, form the history and theory of the law of the Sacred Things of the Orthodox Church. Property law, criminal protection, liturgical and sacramental treatment are examined. The survey directly on the sources, covers a period from the ancient pre-christian world until 19th century. Significant notes and remarks regarding the canonical terminology of the sacred elements is provided. For example, it is proven that the use of the term "hagia" (=holy) for the real estate property of the Church which is used by the greek jurisprudence is totally wrong, introduced in the theory and then at court, by a scholar who had loaned and misinterpretd the roman-law term ῾res sancta῾