1. Jerusalem 49 Circumcision
2. Nicaea I 325 Arianism
3. Constantinople I 381 Apollinarianism
4. Epesesus 431 Nestorianism
5. Chalcedon 451 Eutychianism
6. Constantinople II 553 Three Chapters
7. Constantinople III 680 1 Monothelitism
8. Nicaea II 787 Iconoclasam
9. Constantinople IV 869-70 Photian Schism
10.Lateran I 1123 Investiture Controversy
11.Lateran II 1139 Arnold of Brescia, & c.
12.Lateran III 1179 Papal elections, & c.
13.Lateran IV 1215 Waldenses, & c.
14.Lyons I 1245 Frederick II
15.Lyons II 1274 Reunion, & c.
16.Vienne 1311 Templars
17.Constance 1414-18 Schism about 1417!
18.Ferrara – Florence 1438-9 Union with the Greeks
19.Lateran V 1512-17 Reform
20.Trent 1545-63 Protestantism/Reform
21.Vatican I 1869-70 Papal Infallibility, & c.
22.Vatican II 1962-65 Updating the Church
F.L. Cross, Editor, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church.
2. Nicaea I 325 Arianism
3. Constantinople I 381 Apollinarianism
4. Epesesus 431 Nestorianism
5. Chalcedon 451 Eutychianism
6. Constantinople II 553 Three Chapters
7. Constantinople III 680 1 Monothelitism
8. Nicaea II 787 Iconoclasam
9. Constantinople IV 869-70 Photian Schism
10.Lateran I 1123 Investiture Controversy
11.Lateran II 1139 Arnold of Brescia, & c.
12.Lateran III 1179 Papal elections, & c.
13.Lateran IV 1215 Waldenses, & c.
14.Lyons I 1245 Frederick II
15.Lyons II 1274 Reunion, & c.
16.Vienne 1311 Templars
17.Constance 1414-18 Schism about 1417!
18.Ferrara – Florence 1438-9 Union with the Greeks
19.Lateran V 1512-17 Reform
20.Trent 1545-63 Protestantism/Reform
21.Vatican I 1869-70 Papal Infallibility, & c.
22.Vatican II 1962-65 Updating the Church
F.L. Cross, Editor, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church.
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What is an ecumenical council of the Christian community? Discuss either the first or the last ecumenical council and highlight the main reason for the coming together of the Christian leaders.
What is an ecumenical council of the Christian community? Discuss either the first or the last ecumenical council and highlight the main reason for the coming together of the Christian leaders.
