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.
Statements (49)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.