Synod of Reims (1049)

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The Synod of Reims (1049) was a major church council convened under Pope Leo IX that advanced the Gregorian Reform by condemning simony and enforcing clerical celibacy across the Western Church.

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instanceOf 11th-century church council
church council
ecclesiastical synod
addressedIssue marriage of priests
simony in the clergy
aimedAt reform of the Western Church
associatedWithMovement Church reform movement
belongsToTradition Latin Church councils
linked to: Lateran Councils
chronologicallyFollows Council of Sutri
linked to: Synod of Sutri
condemned simony
condemnedPractice concubinage of clergy
purchase of ecclesiastical offices
convenedBy Pope Leo IX
enforced clerical celibacy
focus discipline of bishops and priests
moral reform of clergy
hasCanonicalStatus regional council
hasDateApproximate October 1049
hasLanguage Latin
hasParticipantType abbots
bishops
clergy
hasReligion Roman Catholicism
hasYear 1049
heldInCity Reims Cathedral vicinity
heldUnderPapacyOf Leo IX
linked to: Pope Leo IX
historicalSignificance milestone in papal-led church reform
isEarlyExampleOf Gregorian Reform synod
jurisdiction Western Church
legislatedOn clerical celibacy
locationNowIn France
notInstanceOf ecumenical council
partOf Gregorian Reform
presidedOverBy Pope Leo IX
reinforcedDoctrine requirement of celibacy for Latin-rite priests
resultedIn deposition of simoniacal clergy
promulgation of reform canons
strengthenedAuthorityOf papacy
timePeriod High Middle Ages
tookPlaceIn Kingdom of France
Reims
tookPlaceInCentury 11th century
typeOfDecision canonical legislation

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Bruno of Egisheim-Dagsburg participatedIn Synod of Reims (1049)