Council of Basel

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The Council of Basel was a 15th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that sought church reform and asserted the authority of general councils over the pope.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century event
Catholic Church council
ecumenical council
aim assertion of conciliar authority over the pope
church reform
negotiation of church union with Eastern Churches
reform of ecclesiastical discipline
conflictWith Pope Eugene IV NERFINISHED
convenedBy Pope Martin V NERFINISHED
country Holy Roman Empire
declared superiority of general councils over the pope
elected Felix V
endTime 1449
follows Western Schism
hasPart Council of Ferrara NERFINISHED
Council of Florence NERFINISHED
issuedDocument decree Frequens
decree Sacrosancta (reaffirmed)
reform decrees on benefices
reform decrees on papal reservations
reform decrees on simony
language Latin
location Basel NERFINISHED
Switzerland
movedTo Ferrara NERFINISHED
Florence
openedBy Pope Eugene IV NERFINISHED
opposedBy papal curia
participant bishops
canon lawyers
cardinals
envoys of secular princes
representatives of cathedral chapters
representatives of religious orders
theologians
predecessor Council of Constance NERFINISHED
Council of Siena
recognizedBy few European states
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
result election of Antipope Felix V
schism within the council
significantFor development of conciliar theory
late medieval church reform movement
relations between papacy and councils
startTime 1431
theologicalOrientation conciliarism
topic Hussite movement
surface form: Bohemian reform movement

Hussite question
limitation of papal financial exactions
reform of the Roman Curia

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Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy electedBy Council of Basel
Council of Constance followedBy Council of Basel
Late Middle Ages hasMajorEvent Council of Basel