Laetentur Caeli

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Laetentur Caeli is a papal bull issued at the Council of Florence in 1439 that proclaimed the short-lived union between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical document
papal bull
acceptedBy Byzantine Emperor John VIII Palaiologos NERFINISHED
Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople (posthumously via his delegation) NERFINISHED
author Pope Eugene IV NERFINISHED
concerns Filioque clause NERFINISHED
doctrinal agreement
ecclesiological relations between East and West
papal primacy
purgatory
use of leavened and unleavened bread in the Eucharist
council Council of Florence NERFINISHED
date 1439
declaredUnionBetween Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
declaredUnionWith Byzantine Church NERFINISHED
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Latin Church NERFINISHED
hasCanonicalStatus binding for the Catholic Church at time of promulgation
hasLiturgicalImpact used as reference in later Catholic–Orthodox dialogues
historicalPeriod 15th century
historicalSignificance major attempt at reunion of Eastern and Western Christianity
isPartOf acts of the Council of Florence NERFINISHED
issuedBy Pope Eugene IV NERFINISHED
language Latin
laterReceptionInEast largely rejected in Eastern Orthodox world
placeOfIssue Florence NERFINISHED
predecessorDocument Cantate Domino (related Florentine decrees)
promulgatedAt Council of Florence NERFINISHED
relatedCouncil Council of Basel–Ferrara–Florence NERFINISHED
relatedEvent Fall of Constantinople NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Catholic Church NERFINISHED
resultedFrom negotiations between Latin and Greek delegations
statusOfUnion short-lived
subject Council of Florence decrees NERFINISHED
ecclesiastical union
union of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches
titleLanguage Latin
translatedTitle Let the Heavens Rejoice NERFINISHED
typeOfUnion church union decree
year 1439

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Council of Florence producedDocument Laetentur Caeli