Fourth Lateran Council
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The Fourth Lateran Council was a landmark 13th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that enacted wide-ranging reforms in doctrine, church discipline, and Christian society, including defining transubstantiation and regulating clerical and lay life.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fourth Lateran Council Context triple: [Pope Innocent III, convoked, Fourth Lateran Council]
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First Council of Lyon
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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Lateran Council of 649
The Lateran Council of 649 was a significant 7th-century ecclesiastical assembly in Rome that condemned Monothelitism and articulated key doctrines on Christology and Marian teaching within the early medieval Church.
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Second Council of Orange
The Second Council of Orange was a 529 AD church synod in southern Gaul that decisively addressed the Pelagian controversy by affirming the necessity of divine grace in salvation while rejecting strict predestinarianism.
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Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council was a major 20th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that introduced significant reforms in liturgy, church governance, and the Church’s engagement with the modern world.
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First Vatican Council
The First Vatican Council was a 19th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church best known for defining the doctrine of papal infallibility and addressing issues of faith in the modern era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fourth Lateran Council Target entity description: The Fourth Lateran Council was a landmark 13th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that enacted wide-ranging reforms in doctrine, church discipline, and Christian society, including defining transubstantiation and regulating clerical and lay life.
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A.
First Council of Lyon
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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B.
Lateran Council of 649
The Lateran Council of 649 was a significant 7th-century ecclesiastical assembly in Rome that condemned Monothelitism and articulated key doctrines on Christology and Marian teaching within the early medieval Church.
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C.
Second Council of Orange
The Second Council of Orange was a 529 AD church synod in southern Gaul that decisively addressed the Pelagian controversy by affirming the necessity of divine grace in salvation while rejecting strict predestinarianism.
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Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council was a major 20th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that introduced significant reforms in liturgy, church governance, and the Church’s engagement with the modern world.
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First Vatican Council
The First Vatican Council was a 19th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church best known for defining the doctrine of papal infallibility and addressing issues of faith in the modern era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church council
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Lateran Council ⓘ church council ⓘ ecumenical council ⓘ |
| addressed |
clerical concubinage
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organization of crusades ⓘ reform of clergy morals ⓘ relations between Christians and non-Christians ⓘ simony ⓘ usury ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fourth Lateran Council
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surface form:
IV Lateran Council
Lateran IV ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Pope Innocent III ⓘ |
| condemned |
Albigensian heresy
ⓘ
Trinitarian and Christological heresies ⓘ Waldensian churches ⓘ
surface form:
Waldensian heresy
|
| convenedBy | Pope Innocent III ⓘ |
| country | Papal States ⓘ |
| definedDoctrine |
Christology
ⓘ
Trinitarian faith ⓘ transubstantiation ⓘ |
| endDate | 1215-11-30 ⓘ |
| followedBy | First Council of Lyon ⓘ |
| influenced |
canon law
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church discipline in the Latin Church ⓘ medieval theology ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ |
| issuedDocumentType | canons ⓘ |
| location |
Lateran complex
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surface form:
Lateran Palace
Rome ⓘ |
| numberInSequence | 12th ecumenical council ⓘ |
| numberOfCanons | 70 ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the Catholic Church
ⓘ
medieval church reform ⓘ |
| precededBy | Third Lateran Council ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Pope Innocent III ⓘ |
| promulgatedCanon |
Canon 1
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Canon 21 ⓘ Canon 68 ⓘ Canon 69 ⓘ Canon 70 ⓘ |
| regulated |
cathedral chapters
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clerical life ⓘ ecclesiastical discipline ⓘ education of clergy ⓘ lay life ⓘ monastic orders ⓘ sacramental practice ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
|
| required |
annual Communion at Easter
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annual confession ⓘ establishment of schools in cathedral churches ⓘ |
| startDate | 1215-11-11 ⓘ |
| year | 1215 ⓘ |
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Subject: Fourth Lateran Council Description of subject: The Fourth Lateran Council was a landmark 13th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that enacted wide-ranging reforms in doctrine, church discipline, and Christian society, including defining transubstantiation and regulating clerical and lay life.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fourth Lateran Council, 1215
this entity surface form:
Fourth Council of the Lateran
this entity surface form:
IV Lateran Council
this entity surface form:
Fourth Lateran Council 1215
this entity surface form:
IV Lateran Council
this entity surface form:
canons of the Fourth Lateran Council
this entity surface form:
Fourth Ecumenical Council of the Lateran
this entity surface form:
canon 68 of the Fourth Lateran Council