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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of Orange (529) canonical | 2 |
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.