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 John VIII Palaiologos
surface form: Byzantine Emperor John VIII Palaiologos

Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople
surface form: Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople (posthumously via his delegation)
author Pope Eugene IV
concerns Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
surface form: Filioque clause

doctrinal agreement
ecclesiological relations between East and West
papal primacy
purgatory
use of leavened and unleavened bread in the Eucharist
council Council of Florence
date 1439
declaredUnionBetween Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
declaredUnionWith Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Byzantine Church
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
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 Council of Florence
surface form: acts of the Council of Florence
issuedBy Pope Eugene IV
language Latin
laterReceptionInEast largely rejected in Eastern Orthodox world
placeOfIssue Florence
predecessorDocument Cantate Domino (related Florentine decrees)
promulgatedAt Council of Florence
relatedCouncil Council of Basel
surface form: Council of Basel–Ferrara–Florence
relatedEvent Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD
surface form: Fall of Constantinople
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
resultedFrom negotiations between Latin and Greek delegations
statusOfUnion short-lived
subject Council of Florence
surface form: Council of Florence decrees

ecclesiastical union
union of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches
titleLanguage Latin
translatedTitle Let the Heavens Rejoice
typeOfUnion church union decree
year 1439

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Council of Florence producedDocument Laetentur Caeli
Decree of Union with the Greeks titleOrigin Laetentur Caeli
this entity surface form: opening Latin words "Laetentur caeli"
Pope Eugene IV issuedDocument Laetentur Caeli
this entity surface form: bull Laetentur caeli