Council of Florence
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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.
Aliases (4)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
15th-century event
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Catholic Church council → ecumenical council → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Council of Ferrara-Florence
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| attendedBy |
Emperor John VIII Palaiologos
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Latin bishops → Mark of Ephesus → Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople → Pope Eugene IV → delegates of the Greek Orthodox Church → |
| continuedBy |
Pope Eugene IV
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| convenedBy |
Pope Martin V
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| definedDoctrineOn |
Eucharistic consecration
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Filioque → matter and form of the sacraments → number of the sacraments → papal primacy → purgatory → sacramental theology → |
| endDate |
1449
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| heldIn |
Basel
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Ferrara → Florence → |
| historicalContext |
late Byzantine period
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threat of Ottoman expansion → |
| languageUsed |
Greek
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Latin → |
| longTermImpact |
clarification of Latin theological positions
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influence on later Catholic dogmatic definitions → |
| movedFrom |
Basel
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| movedTo |
Ferrara
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Florence → |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire history
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Roman Catholic Church history → history of the Eastern Orthodox Church → |
| predecessor |
Council of Constance
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| primaryGoal |
healing of the East–West Schism
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reunion of Eastern and Western Churches → |
| producedDocument |
Decree of Union with the Armenians
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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 Syrians → Laetentur Caeli → |
| recognizedAs |
seventeenth ecumenical council
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| recognizedBy |
Catholic Church
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| religiousAffiliation |
Catholic Church
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| result |
limited practical success in East–West reunion
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temporary union with some Eastern Churches → |
| startDate |
1431
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| successor |
Fifth Lateran Council
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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John VIII Palaiologos
("Council of Ferrara–Florence")
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John VIII Palaiologos → |
participantIn |
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Council of Florence
("Council of Ferrara-Florence")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Renaissance papacy
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associatedEvent |
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Melkite Greek Catholic
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communionDeclared |
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Decree of Union with the Copts and Ethiopians
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council |
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Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
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debatedAt |
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Late Middle Ages
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hasMajorEvent |
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John VIII Palaiologos
("Union of Florence negotiations")
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notableWork |
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Decree of Union with the Copts and Ethiopians
("union decrees of the Council of Florence")
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partOf |