Council of Orange (529)
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The Council of Orange (529) was a regional synod of the Western Church that articulated a moderate Augustinian stance on grace and free will, decisively rejecting Pelagianism and shaping later Catholic doctrine on salvation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic council
→
Western Church council → church council → regional synod → synod → |
| affirmed |
human free will healed and aided by grace
→
necessity of grace for every salutary act → necessity of prevenient grace for the beginning of faith → reality of original sin → that baptism is necessary for salvation → that no one is predestined by God to evil → |
| alsoKnownAs | Second Council of Orange → |
| approvedBy | Pope Boniface II → |
| condemned |
Pelagianism
→
semi-Pelagianism → |
| confirmedBy | Pope Boniface II → |
| convokedBy | Caesarius of Arles → |
| country | Kingdom of the Franks → |
| date | 529 → |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
→
surface form: "Catholic Church"
|
| doctrineStatus | authoritative for Catholic teaching on grace → |
| historicalPeriod | Early Middle Ages → |
| influenced |
Council of Trent teaching on justification
→
medieval Catholic doctrine on grace → |
| issued | canons on grace and free will → |
| language | Latin → |
| location |
Orange
→
Orange (France) →
surface form: "Orange, Gaul"
Orange (France) →
surface form: "Orange, southern Gaul"
|
| mainSubject |
Pelagianism
→
free will → grace → original sin → salvation → semi-Pelagianism → |
| numberOfCanons | 25 → |
| partOf |
history of Christian theology
→
history of Western Christianity → |
| presidedBy | Caesarius of Arles → |
| region |
Western Christianity
→
surface form: "Western Church"
|
| rejected |
Pelagian claim that human will can initiate faith without grace
→
Pelagian denial of original sin → doctrine of double predestination → |
| religion | Christianity → |
| stanceOnGrace | moderate Augustinian → |
| theologicalTradition |
Augustinian theology
→
surface form: "Augustinianism"
|
| typeOfDocument | canons → |
| year | 529 → |
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