Fourth Council of Toledo

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The Fourth Council of Toledo was a 7th-century ecclesiastical synod in Visigothic Spain that further defined church discipline and strengthened the alliance between the Catholic Church and the Visigothic monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 7th-century event
Catholic council
Visigothic council
church council
ecclesiastical synod
aim to consolidate Catholic orthodoxy in the Visigothic realm
to coordinate church policy with royal policy
to regulate ecclesiastical discipline
chronology 7th century
confession Nicene Christianity
country Visigothic Kingdom
followedBy later Councils of Toledo
hasEffect development of Visigothic canon law
formalization of church-state alliance in Visigothic Spain
increased influence of the Catholic hierarchy in royal governance
historicalContext consolidation of Catholicism in Visigothic Spain
post-conversion Visigothic monarchy
jurisdiction Iberian Peninsula
Visigothic Kingdom
language Latin
location Iberian Peninsula
surface form: Hispania

Toledo
Visigothic Kingdom
surface form: Visigothic Spain
mainTheme Visigothic ecclesiastical law
church discipline
relations between church and state
participants Catholic clergy of the Visigothic Kingdom
Visigothic bishops
representatives of the Visigothic monarchy
partOf series of Councils of Toledo
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
significantEvent confirmation of royal authority in ecclesiastical matters
definition of clerical discipline
legislation on bishops and clergy
regulation of church councils in the Visigothic Kingdom
strengthening of alliance between Catholic Church and Visigothic monarchy

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Mozarabic Rite associatedCouncil Fourth Council of Toledo
Third Council of Toledo followedBy Fourth Council of Toledo