Council of Florence

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15th-century event Catholic Church council ecumenical council

The Council of Florence was a 15th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that sought to heal the schism between Eastern and Western Christianity through theological negotiations and doctrinal agreements.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Council of Florence canonical	23
Council of Ferrara-Florence	2
Council of Ferrara–Florence	2
acts of the Council of Florence	2
Council of Ferrara	1
Council of Florence decree Laetentur caeli	1
Council of Florence decrees	1
Union of Florence negotiations	1
union decrees of the Council of Florence	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	15th-century event ⓘ Catholic Church council ⓘ ecumenical council ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Council of Florence ⓘ surface form: Council of Ferrara-Florence
attendedBy	John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ surface form: Emperor John VIII Palaiologos Latin bishops ⓘ Mark of Ephesus ⓘ Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople ⓘ Pope Eugene IV ⓘ delegates of the Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ
continuedBy	Pope Eugene IV ⓘ
convenedBy	Pope Martin V ⓘ
definedDoctrineOn	Eucharistic consecration ⓘ Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed ⓘ surface form: Filioque matter and form of the sacraments ⓘ number of the sacraments ⓘ papal primacy ⓘ purgatory ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ
endDate	1449 ⓘ
heldIn	Basel-Stadt ⓘ surface form: Basel Ferrara ⓘ Florence ⓘ
historicalContext	late Byzantine period ⓘ threat of Ottoman expansion ⓘ
languageUsed	Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ
longTermImpact	clarification of Latin theological positions ⓘ influence on later Catholic dogmatic definitions ⓘ
movedFrom	Basel-Stadt ⓘ surface form: Basel
movedTo	Ferrara ⓘ Florence ⓘ
partOf	Byzantine Empire history ⓘ Roman Catholic Church history ⓘ history of the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
predecessor	Council of Constance ⓘ
primaryGoal	healing of the East–West Schism ⓘ reunion of Eastern and Western Churches ⓘ
producedDocument	Decree of Union with the Armenians ⓘ Decree of Union with the Chaldeans and Maronites ⓘ Decree of Union with the Copts and Ethiopians ⓘ Decree of Union with the Greeks ⓘ Decree of Union with the Copts and Ethiopians ⓘ surface form: Decree of Union with the Syrians Laetentur Caeli ⓘ
recognizedAs	seventeenth ecumenical council ⓘ
recognizedBy	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
result	limited practical success in East–West reunion ⓘ temporary union with some Eastern Churches ⓘ
startDate	1431 ⓘ
successor	Fifth Lateran Council ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed → debatedAt → Council of Florence ⓘ

Late Middle Ages → hasMajorEvent → Council of Florence ⓘ

Council of Florence → alsoKnownAs → Council of Florence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Ferrara-Florence

Melkite Greek Catholic → communionDeclared → Council of Florence ⓘ

John VIII Palaiologos → notableWork → Council of Florence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of Florence negotiations

John VIII Palaiologos → participantIn → Council of Florence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Ferrara–Florence

John VIII Palaiologos → participantIn → Council of Florence ⓘ

Renaissance papacy → associatedEvent → Council of Florence ⓘ

Decree of Union with the Copts and Ethiopians → council → Council of Florence ⓘ

Decree of Union with the Copts and Ethiopians → partOf → Council of Florence ⓘ

this entity surface form: union decrees of the Council of Florence

Council of Basel → hasPart → Council of Florence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Ferrara

Council of Basel → hasPart → Council of Florence ⓘ

Mark of Ephesus → participantIn → Council of Florence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Ferrara–Florence

Mark of Ephesus → participantIn → Council of Florence ⓘ

Laetentur Caeli → promulgatedAt → Council of Florence ⓘ

Laetentur Caeli → council → Council of Florence ⓘ

Laetentur Caeli → subject → Council of Florence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Florence decrees

Laetentur Caeli → isPartOf → Council of Florence ⓘ

this entity surface form: acts of the Council of Florence

Decree of Union with the Greeks → promulgatedAt → Council of Florence ⓘ

Decree of Union with the Greeks → council → Council of Florence ⓘ

Decree of Union with the Greeks → partOf → Council of Florence ⓘ

this entity surface form: acts of the Council of Florence

Fifth Lateran Council → precededBy → Council of Florence ⓘ

Pope Eugene IV → majorEventPresided → Council of Florence ⓘ

Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople → participatedIn → Council of Florence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Ferrara-Florence

Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople → diedDuring → Council of Florence ⓘ

Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople → seeAlso → Council of Florence ⓘ

Decree of Union with the Chaldeans and Maronites → partOf → Council of Florence ⓘ

Decree of Union with the Chaldeans and Maronites → council → Council of Florence ⓘ

Deuterocanonical books → recognizedBy → Council of Florence ⓘ

Pope Nicholas V → supported → Council of Florence ⓘ

Catholic doctrine of Purgatory → supportedBy → Council of Florence ⓘ

Catholic doctrine of Purgatory → definedIn → Council of Florence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Florence decree Laetentur caeli

Nicholas of Cusa → participantIn → Council of Florence ⓘ