Council of Constantinople 879–880

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The Council of Constantinople 879–880 was a major ecclesiastical assembly that restored Patriarch Photios I and sought to resolve the conflict between Rome and Constantinople during the Photian Schism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf church council
ecumenical council
event
alsoKnownAs Fourth Council of Constantinople
surface form: Fourth Council of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox)

Council of Constantinople 879–880
surface form: Photian Council of Constantinople
approvedBy Pope John VIII
surface form: Pope John VIII (contemporaneously)
century 9th century
chronologicalPredecessor Council of Constantinople 869–870
chronologicalSuccessor Council of Constantinople 1351
surface form: Council of Constantinople 1341–1351
convenedBy Byzantine Emperor Basil I
surface form: Emperor Basil I
convokedBy Photios I of Constantinople
surface form: Patriarch Photios I of Constantinople
country Byzantine Empire
declared anathemas against opponents of Photios lifted
restoration of communion between Rome and Constantinople (at that time)
denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
documentProduced synodal acts of the Council of Constantinople 879–880
endTime 880
hasEffect annulment of the Council of Constantinople 869–870 (in Eastern tradition)
deposition of Patriarch Ignatios declared invalid
reconciliation between Rome and Constantinople (temporary)
restoration of Photios I as Patriarch of Constantinople
language Greek
location Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople

Hagia Sophia
mainSubject Photian Schism
notRecognizedAsEcumenicalBy Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
numberOfBishops approximately 383
opposedTo Council of Constantinople 869–870
participant Photios I of Constantinople
bishops of the Eastern Church
legates of Pope John VIII
partOf history of the Byzantine Empire
history of the Eastern Orthodox Church
history of the Papacy
presidedOverBy Photios I of Constantinople
recognizedAsEcumenicalBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
region Eastern Mediterranean
religion Christianity
significance important stage in the development of East–West ecclesiastical relations
key event in the Photian Schism
startTime 879
topic Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
surface form: Filioque clause

jurisdiction over Bulgaria
papal primacy
relations between the Eastern and Western Churches
validity of Photios I’s patriarchate

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Photian Schism hasSignificantEvent Council of Constantinople 879–880
Fourth Council of Constantinople seeAlso Council of Constantinople 879–880
this entity surface form: Council of Constantinople (879–880)
Photios I of Constantinople participatedIn Council of Constantinople 879–880
Council of Constantinople 861 relatedTo Council of Constantinople 879–880
Council of Constantinople 879–880 alsoKnownAs Council of Constantinople 879–880
this entity surface form: Photian Council of Constantinople