Council of Melfi I
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The Council of Melfi I was an 11th-century ecclesiastical synod convened by Pope Nicholas II that enacted significant church reforms, particularly concerning clerical discipline and the election of popes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of Melfi I canonical | 1 |
| Council of Melfi II | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church council
ⓘ
ecclesiastical synod ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
reforming the clergy
ⓘ
regulating papal elections ⓘ strengthening papal authority ⓘ |
| attendedBy |
abbots
ⓘ
bishops ⓘ other clergy ⓘ |
| authority | papal authority ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | recognized council of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Pope Nicholas II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convenedInPontificateOf | Pope Nicholas II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
church reform
ⓘ
clerical discipline ⓘ ecclesiastical law ⓘ papal election ⓘ |
| hasNumber | First Council of Melfi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequence | followed by Council of Melfi II ⓘ |
| heldIn |
Melfi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melfi, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldInRegion | Southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Latin Church clergy ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Latin ⓘ |
| legalForm | canon law decrees ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Melfi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gregorian Reform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Pope Nicholas II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
decrees against simony
ⓘ
decrees on clerical celibacy ⓘ disciplinary canons for clergy ⓘ regulations on papal elections ⓘ |
| significance |
advanced enforcement of clerical celibacy
ⓘ
contributed to centralization of church authority ⓘ important step in Gregorian Reform movement ⓘ strengthened legal framework for papal elections ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| topic |
canonical election of popes
ⓘ
clerical celibacy ⓘ investiture and appointment of bishops ⓘ marriage of priests ⓘ simony ⓘ |
| typeOfReform |
disciplinary reform
ⓘ
institutional reform ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.