Third Council of Toledo

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The Third Council of Toledo was a pivotal 589 CE church council in Visigothic Spain that marked the kingdom’s conversion from Arianism to Catholicism and significantly shaped Western Trinitarian doctrine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic council
Visigothic council
church council
ecumenical council
approvedBy Reccared I
surface form: King Reccared I
attendedBy Hispano-Roman bishops
Visigothic bishops
clergy of the Visigothic kingdom
canonLawImpact issued canons on clerical discipline
issued canons on liturgical practice
issued canons on treatment of heretics
convokedBy Reccared I
surface form: King Reccared I of the Visigoths

Reccared I
country Iberian Peninsula
surface form: Hispania
creedModification addition of Filioque to the creed in Spanish usage
creedUsed Nicene Creed
surface form: Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed
date 589
denominationChange Visigothic monarchy from Arianism to Catholicism
doctrine Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
surface form: Filioque clause

Trinitarian doctrine
followedBy Fourth Council of Toledo
introduced Filioque clause into the Latin creed in Spain
kingdom Visigothic Kingdom
language Latin
opposed Arian bishops who refused conversion
partOf series of Councils of Toledo
place Toledo
politicalImpact helped integrate Catholic bishops into royal governance
reinforced alliance between monarchy and episcopate
presidedBy Leander of Seville
previousReligionOfKingdom Arianism
region Visigothic Kingdom
surface form: Visigothic Spain
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
result adoption of Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed with Filioque
condemnation of Arian doctrine
conversion of Visigothic kingdom from Arianism to Catholicism
formal abjuration of Arianism
integration of Visigothic elites into Catholic hierarchy
strengthening of royal authority through religious unity
unification of Visigothic and Hispano-Roman populations under Catholicism
significance important for later Western understanding of the Trinity
major step in consolidation of Catholic orthodoxy in the West
model for later Visigothic councils in Toledo
turning point in religious history of Visigothic Spain
timePeriod 6th century
topic Christology
Trinitarian theology
church discipline
relations between church and monarchy

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Reccared I conversionPubliclyProclaimedAt Third Council of Toledo
Reccared I convoked Third Council of Toledo
Reccared I eventAssociatedWith Third Council of Toledo
Visigothic Kingdom majorCouncil Third Council of Toledo
Leander of Seville roleIn Third Council of Toledo
Kingdom of Toledo significantEvent Third Council of Toledo
Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed usedIn Third Council of Toledo