Frequens

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Frequens is a decree of the Council of Constance that mandated the regular convening of general church councils to limit papal authority and promote ecclesiastical reform.

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Frequens canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conciliar decree
decree
ecclesiastical document
aimedAt preventing papal absolutism
reforming abuses in the church
appliesTo Catholic Church ONNED1
general councils
papacy
basedOn conciliarism
countryAtTimeOfIssuance Holy Roman Empire ONNED1
field canon law
church history
genre canon law text
governs frequency of ecumenical councils
hasCanonicalStatus conciliar decree recognized in church law tradition
hasEffect contributed to conciliar movement in the 15th century
institutionalized periodic church councils
strengthened authority of general councils over the pope
hasPurpose limit papal authority
mandate regular convening of general church councils
promote ecclesiastical reform
hasSignificance important step in limiting papal monarchy
key text of conciliar theory
historicalContext Western Schism NERFINISHED
influenced later debates on church authority
issuedBy Council of Constance NERFINISHED
jurisdiction universal church
language Latin
mandates regular intervals for general councils
partOf Council of Constance decrees
promulgatedAt Constance NERFINISHED
relatedTo Haec Sancta NERFINISHED
conciliar movement
religiousTradition Latin Church ONNED1
timePeriod 15th century
topic church governance
church reform
conciliarism
papal authority

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