Decree of Union with the Copts and Ethiopians

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Council of Florence decree ecclesiastical document papal decree

The Decree of Union with the Copts and Ethiopians was a 15th-century papal document issued at the Council of Florence that sought to establish doctrinal and ecclesial union between the Roman Catholic Church and the Coptic and Ethiopian Churches.

Aliases (1)

Decree of Union with the Syrians ×1

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Council of Florence decree → ecclesiastical document → papal decree →
aimedAt	reconciliation of doctrinal differences → restoration of full communion →
belongsTo	Catholic–Oriental Orthodox dialogue history →
concerns	Christology → ecclesiology → filioque → papal primacy → sacramental theology →
council	Council of Florence →
documentType	union decree →
goal	doctrinal union → ecclesial union →
hasNature	doctrinal agreement proposal → ecclesiastical union formula →
historicalContext	late medieval attempts at church union →
historicalSignificance	early formal attempt at union with Coptic and Ethiopian Churches →
issuedBy	Pope Eugene IV NERFINISHED → papacy →
language	Latin →
partOf	union decrees of the Council of Florence →
placeOfPromulgation	Florence →
relatedTo	Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria → Ethiopian Church → Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED →
religiousTradition	Coptic Church → Ethiopian Church → Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED →
status	not durably implemented →
subjectMatter	relations between Rome and Oriental Orthodox Churches →
timePeriod	15th century →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Council of Florence → Council of Florence ("Decree of Union with the Syrians") →	producedDocument