Ecumenical councils
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Ecumenical councils are formal assemblies of bishops and church leaders convened to define doctrine, address heresies, and make authoritative decisions for the universal Christian Church.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church councils | 1 |
| ecumenical council of the Catholic Church | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian institution
ⓘ
Church council ⓘ religious assembly ⓘ |
| address |
Arianism
NERFINISHED
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Iconoclasm NERFINISHED ⓘ Monophysitism ⓘ Nestorianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areConsidered | highest teaching authority in the Church when in union with the pope ⓘ |
| areConvokedBy |
church authorities
ⓘ
the pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingNature | obligatory for the faithful of the Church recognizing them ⓘ |
| continueIn | modern era ⓘ |
| decisionType |
anathemas
ⓘ
creeds ⓘ disciplinary canons ⓘ dogmatic definitions ⓘ |
| define |
Christological doctrines
ⓘ
Marian doctrines ⓘ Trinitarian doctrine ⓘ ecclesiological doctrines ⓘ |
| firstCouncil | First Council of Nicaea GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | universal Christian Church ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
bishops
ⓘ
church leaders ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
address heresies
ⓘ
define Christian doctrine ⓘ issue authoritative decisions for the universal Church ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | began in the 4th century ⓘ |
| issue |
canons of church discipline
ⓘ
doctrinal decrees ⓘ liturgical norms ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCouncil |
Council of Chalcedon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Council of Constance NERFINISHED ⓘ Council of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Council of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ Council of Lyons I NERFINISHED ⓘ Council of Lyons II NERFINISHED ⓘ Council of Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ Council of Vienne NERFINISHED ⓘ Fifth Lateran Council NERFINISHED ⓘ First Council of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ First Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ First Lateran Council NERFINISHED ⓘ First Vatican Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Council of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Lateran Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Council of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Lateran Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Vatican Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Council of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Lateran Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberRecognizedByRomanCatholicChurch | 21 GENERATED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Eastern Orthodox Church
NERFINISHED
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Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ some Anglican and Protestant traditions ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| require | universal representation of bishops ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Church councils
this entity surface form:
ecumenical council of the Catholic Church