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11 - Church Councils

from Part II - The Sources and Dissemination of Medieval Canon Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2022

By
Norman Tanner
Edited by
Anders Winroth  and
John C. Wei
Anders Winroth
Affiliation:
Universitetet i Oslo
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Summary

Church councils formed an integral part of medieval canon law, indeed one might say its backbone. Nicaea I in 325 will be our starting point, for, although this council belongs to the early Church, its influence upon medieval canon law was profound. It was first in the list of councils that came to be regarded as ecumenical, that is, as a council of the whole Church. Although ecumenical councils form the main focus of this chapter, attention will also be given to local councils, which played important roles in canonical development.

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East-West schism of 1054Papal legislationDictatus papaeNicene CreedFilioque clause
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The Cambridge History of Medieval Canon Law , pp. 192 - 207
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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