First Council of Lyon

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The First Council of Lyon was a 13th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that addressed the conflict with the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, initiated church reforms, and organized a crusade.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf 13th-century event
Catholic Church council
church council
ecumenical council
addressedConflictWith Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
aimedTo mobilize Christendom for crusade
resolve the papal-imperial conflict
strengthen papal authority
approved plans for a new crusade
attendedBy abbots
bishops
cardinals
envoys of kings and princes
priors
calledBy Pope Innocent IV
century 13th century
convenedBy Pope Innocent IV
convokedIn 1245
country Kingdom of France
decidedToOrganize crusade to the Holy Land
deposed Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
endDate 1245-07-17
followedBy Second Council of Lyon
hasNumberInEcumenicalSequence Thirteenth Ecumenical Council
hasSignificance important moment in medieval church reform
key event in the history of crusading policy
major stage in the struggle between papacy and empire
heldAt Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon
heldDuringPapacyOf Pope Innocent IV
historicalRegion France
implementedReformsIn church discipline
clerical life
ecclesiastical administration
issuedSentenceOfDepositionAgainst Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
location Lyon
partOf Roman Catholic Church
precededBy Fourth Council of the Lateran
presidedOverBy Pope Innocent IV
primaryLanguage Latin
promulgated canons on church reform
canons on papal elections
canons on the financing of crusades
canons on the rights of cardinals
canons on the taxation of clergy
recognizedAsEcumenicalBy Catholic Church
religiousTradition Catholicism
startDate 1245-06-28
timePeriod 1245
topic church reform
conflict between papacy and Holy Roman Emperor
organization of a crusade

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