Council of Constance
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15th-century event
church council
council of the Western Church
ecumenical council
event in the history of the Catholic Church
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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Konstanzer Konzil | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century event
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church council ⓘ council of the Western Church ⓘ ecumenical council ⓘ event in the history of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
end the Western Schism
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reform the Church ⓘ restore papal unity ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Concilium Constantiense
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Council of Constance ⓘ
surface form:
Konstanzer Konzil
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| 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
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Haec sancta synodus ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| location |
Prince-Bishopric of Constance
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surface form:
Bishopric of Constance
Constance ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| participant |
Benedict XIII (Avignon) representatives
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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
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history of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| precededBy | Council of Pisa ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| result |
acceptance of the resignation of Pope Gregory XII
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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
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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
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Conciliar movement ⓘ
surface form:
conciliarism
ecclesiastical discipline ⓘ election of the pope ⓘ heresy ⓘ papal authority ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Konstanzer Konzil