Council of Chelsea (787)
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The Council of Chelsea (787) was an Anglo-Saxon church synod held under King Offa of Mercia that, among other ecclesiastical decisions, reshaped the English church hierarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of Chelsea (787) canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon synod
ⓘ
church council ⓘ ecclesiastical assembly ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | English Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | 8th century ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Offa of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Anglo-Saxon charters
ⓘ
medieval ecclesiastical histories ⓘ |
| follows | earlier Anglo-Saxon synods ⓘ |
| genre | church synod ⓘ |
| hasConsequences | long-term disputes over primacy in the English church ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
alteration of metropolitan authority in England
ⓘ
creation of an archbishopric at Lichfield ⓘ reduction of Canterbury’s primatial authority ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Anglo-Saxon clergy
ⓘ
English bishops ⓘ Offa of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| location |
Chelsea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivation | strengthening royal control over the church in Mercia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chelsea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Saxon church history ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 787 ⓘ |
| presidedBy | Offa of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
elevation of Lichfield to archbishopric
ⓘ
reorganization of English church hierarchy ⓘ |
| topic |
church hierarchy
ⓘ
ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ relations between crown and church ⓘ |
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