Council of Constance

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The Council of Constance was a major 15th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that ended the Western Schism, condemned Jan Hus, and sought to reform church governance.

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Konstanzer Konzil 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century event
church council
council of the Western Church
ecumenical council
event in the history of the Catholic Church
aimedTo end the Western Schism
reform the Church
restore papal unity
alsoKnownAs Concilium Constantiense
Council of Constance
surface form: Konstanzer Konzil
approvedBy Pope Martin V
convokedBy Pope John XXIII (Pisan)
country Holy Roman Empire
endDate 1418-04-22
endTime 1418
followedBy Council of Basel
issuedDocument Frequens
Haec sancta synodus
language Latin
location Prince-Bishopric of Constance
surface form: Bishopric of Constance

Constance
Holy Roman Empire
participant Benedict XIII (Avignon) representatives
Jan Hus
Jerome of Prague
Latin Church bishops
Pope Gregory XII
Pope John XXIII (Pisan)
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
theologians from various European universities
partOf Western Schism
history of the Catholic Church
precededBy Council of Pisa
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
result acceptance of the resignation of Pope Gregory XII
condemnation of Jan Hus
condemnation of Jerome of Prague
deposition of John XXIII (Pisan) as pope
election of Pope Martin V
end of the Western Schism
rejection of the claims of Benedict XIII (Avignon) as pope
significance important precursor to later church reform movements
major event in the development of conciliar theory
resolved the papal schism with three rival claimants
startDate 1414-11-05
startTime 1414
theologicalPosition asserted superiority of general council over pope in Haec sancta
topic church reform
Conciliar movement
surface form: conciliarism

ecclesiastical discipline
election of the pope
heresy
papal authority

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Council of Constance alsoKnownAs Council of Constance
this entity surface form: Konstanzer Konzil
Renaissance papacy associatedEvent Council of Constance
Pope Martin V electedBy Council of Constance
Western Schism endedBy Council of Constance
Council of Pisa followedBy Council of Constance
Late Middle Ages hasMajorEvent Council of Constance
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor notableEvent Council of Constance
Pope Martin V participatedIn Council of Constance
Council of Florence predecessor Council of Constance
Western Schism significantEvent Council of Constance