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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century event
ⓘ
Catholic Church council ⓘ ecumenical council ⓘ |
| aim |
assertion of conciliar authority over the pope
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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
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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
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Florence ⓘ |
| openedBy | Pope Eugene IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | papal curia ⓘ |
| participant |
bishops
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canon lawyers ⓘ cardinals ⓘ envoys of secular princes ⓘ representatives of cathedral chapters ⓘ representatives of religious orders ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Council of Constance
NERFINISHED
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Council of Siena ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | few European states ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| result |
election of Antipope Felix V
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schism within the council ⓘ |
| significantFor |
development of conciliar theory
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late medieval church reform movement ⓘ relations between papacy and councils ⓘ |
| startTime | 1431 ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | conciliarism ⓘ |
| topic |
Hussite movement
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surface form:
Bohemian reform movement
Hussite question ⓘ limitation of papal financial exactions ⓘ reform of the Roman Curia ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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