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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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
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ⓘ
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
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ⓘ
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
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ⓘ
authority of the Roman pontiff ⓘ legitimacy of Photius’s patriarchate ⓘ papal primacy ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.