Council of Constantinople 1347

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The Council of Constantinople of 1347 was a Byzantine ecclesiastical assembly that played a key role in adjudicating the theological disputes surrounding Gregory Palamas and the practice of hesychasm.

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instanceOf Byzantine ecclesiastical council
ecumenical council
addressedIssue legitimacy of hesychast practice
orthodoxy of Palamite theology
affects doctrine of Eastern Orthodox spirituality
status of Gregory Palamas as Orthodox theologian
alsoKnownAs Hesychast Council of 1347
century 14th century
chronologicalContext reign of John VI Kantakouzenos
churchTradition Eastern Orthodox Church
conflictContext Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
convokedBy John VI Kantakouzenos
country Byzantine Empire
date 1347
follows Council of Constantinople 1341
historicalPeriod Late Byzantine period
jurisdiction Patriarchate of Constantinople
language Greek
locatedInPresentDay Istanbul
locatedInPresentDayCountry Turkey
location Constantinople
mainSubject Essence–energies distinction
Gregory Palamas
linked to: St. Gregory Palamas

Hesychasm
Palamism
participant Gregory Palamas
linked to: St. Gregory Palamas

Isidore I of Constantinople
John VI Kantakouzenos
opponents of Gregory Palamas
supporters of Gregory Palamas
partOf Hesychast controversy
precedes Council of Constantinople 1351
presidedOverBy Patriarch Isidore I of Constantinople
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
result condemnation of anti-Palamite positions
confirmation of hesychast theology
strengthening of Palamism in the Byzantine Church
vindication of Gregory Palamas
significance important event in Byzantine church history
key stage in the resolution of the hesychast controversy
theologicalFocus distinction between God’s essence and energies
mystical prayer
uncreated light
typeOfEvent theological council

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Hesychast controversy hasPart Council of Constantinople 1347
Palamite councils of Constantinople hasPart Council of Constantinople of 1347
linked to: Council of Constantinople 1347
Palamism defendedAt Council of Constantinople 1347
Tomos of 1351 relatedTo Council of Constantinople of 1347
linked to: Council of Constantinople 1347
Council of Constantinople 1341 followedBy Council of Constantinople 1347
Council of Constantinople 1351 followed Council of Constantinople 1347
Council of Constantinople 1347 alsoKnownAs Hesychast Council of 1347
linked to: Council of Constantinople 1347
Palamite controversy hasEvent Council of Constantinople 1347