Council of Constantinople 869–870

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The Council of Constantinople 869–870 was an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that deposed Patriarch Photius I and reaffirmed papal authority during the Photian Schism.

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Council of Constantinople 869–870 canonical 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic Church council
church council
ecumenical council
addressed use of secular power in church appointments
validity of synods convened by Photius
affirmed authority of papal legates in the council
primacy of the See of Rome
alsoKnownAs Eighth Ecumenical Council (Catholic numbering) NERFINISHED
Fourth Council of Constantinople NERFINISHED
approvedBy Pope Adrian II NERFINISHED
Pope John VIII NERFINISHED
canonLawSubject discipline of bishops and clergy
procedures for deposition and appointment of bishops
relations between patriarchates
convenedBy Emperor Basil I the Macedonian NERFINISHED
Pope Adrian II NERFINISHED
country Byzantine Empire
declaredInvalid Synod of Constantinople 867 NERFINISHED
denominationContext Catholic Church NERFINISHED
deposed Patriarch Photius I of Constantinople NERFINISHED
documentedIn Acta of the Fourth Council of Constantinople NERFINISHED
endDate 870
followedBy Council of Constantinople 879–880 NERFINISHED
hasSignificance key event in the Photian Schism
heldIn Church of Hagia Sophia NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED
issued 27 canons
location Constantinople NERFINISHED
mainLanguage Greek
notRecognizedAsEcumenicalBy Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
numberOfSessions 10
precededBy Second Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED
presidedOverBy Ignatius of Constantinople NERFINISHED
Papal legates
recognizedAsEcumenicalBy Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
relatedConflict East–West tensions between Rome and Constantinople
relatedTo Great Schism (1054) as a remote precursor
religion Christianity
restored Patriarch Ignatius of Constantinople NERFINISHED
result condemnation of Photius I
reaffirmation of papal authority in the East
recognition of Ignatius as legitimate patriarch
startDate 869
topic Photian Schism NERFINISHED
authority of the Roman pontiff
legitimacy of Photius’s patriarchate
papal primacy

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Council of Constantinople 861 relatedTo Council of Constantinople 869–870
Council of Constantinople 867 followedBy Council of Constantinople 869–870
Council of Constantinople 879–880 opposedTo Council of Constantinople 869–870
Council of Constantinople 879–880 chronologicalPredecessor Council of Constantinople 869–870