Council of Constance
E94603
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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of Constance canonical | 20 |
| Council of Constance trial | 1 |
| Konstanzer Konzil | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T771388 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Council of Constance Context triple: [Late Middle Ages, hasMajorEvent, Council of Constance]
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A.
Council of Florence
The Council of Florence was a 15th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that sought to heal the schism between Eastern and Western Christianity through theological negotiations and doctrinal agreements.
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B.
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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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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D.
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was a major 16th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that defined key doctrines and launched the Counter-Reformation in response to Protestantism.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Council of Constance Target entity description: 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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A.
Council of Florence
The Council of Florence was a 15th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that sought to heal the schism between Eastern and Western Christianity through theological negotiations and doctrinal agreements.
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B.
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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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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D.
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was a major 16th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that defined key doctrines and launched the Counter-Reformation in response to Protestantism.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
ⓘ
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
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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 ⓘ 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
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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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Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Konstanzer Konzil
this entity surface form:
Council of Constance trial