Lateran Councils
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The Lateran Councils were a series of important medieval and early modern church councils held at the Lateran Palace in Rome that shaped key doctrines, reforms, and governance of the Roman Catholic Church.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lateran Councils canonical | 2 |
| Lateran councils | 1 |
| Latin Church councils | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6473583 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lateran Councils Context triple: [Lateran complex, associatedWith, Lateran Councils]
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A.
First Council of the Lateran
The First Council of the Lateran was a 12th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church convened by Pope Callixtus II that confirmed the Concordat of Worms and addressed church reform and clerical discipline.
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B.
Fourth Lateran Council
The Fourth Lateran Council was a landmark 13th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that enacted wide-ranging reforms in doctrine, church discipline, and Christian society, including defining transubstantiation and regulating clerical and lay life.
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C.
Lateran Council of 649
The Lateran Council of 649 was a significant 7th-century ecclesiastical assembly in Rome that condemned Monothelitism and articulated key doctrines on Christology and Marian teaching within the early medieval Church.
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Third Lateran Council
The Third Lateran Council was a 12th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that, among other reforms, condemned simony, regulated papal elections, and addressed issues arising from the papal schism of the time.
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E.
Second Council of Orange
The Second Council of Orange was a 529 AD church synod in southern Gaul that decisively addressed the Pelagian controversy by affirming the necessity of divine grace in salvation while rejecting strict predestinarianism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lateran Councils Target entity description: The Lateran Councils were a series of important medieval and early modern church councils held at the Lateran Palace in Rome that shaped key doctrines, reforms, and governance of the Roman Catholic Church.
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A.
First Council of the Lateran
The First Council of the Lateran was a 12th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church convened by Pope Callixtus II that confirmed the Concordat of Worms and addressed church reform and clerical discipline.
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B.
Fourth Lateran Council
The Fourth Lateran Council was a landmark 13th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that enacted wide-ranging reforms in doctrine, church discipline, and Christian society, including defining transubstantiation and regulating clerical and lay life.
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C.
Lateran Council of 649
The Lateran Council of 649 was a significant 7th-century ecclesiastical assembly in Rome that condemned Monothelitism and articulated key doctrines on Christology and Marian teaching within the early medieval Church.
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D.
Third Lateran Council
The Third Lateran Council was a 12th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that, among other reforms, condemned simony, regulated papal elections, and addressed issues arising from the papal schism of the time.
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E.
Second Council of Orange
The Second Council of Orange was a 529 AD church synod in southern Gaul that decisively addressed the Pelagian controversy by affirming the necessity of divine grace in salvation while rejecting strict predestinarianism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church council
ⓘ
ecclesiastical council series ⓘ ecumenical council ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| chronologicallyFollows | Council of Florence ⓘ |
| continuedBy | Pope Leo X ⓘ |
| convenedBy |
Pope Alexander III
ⓘ
Pope Callixtus II ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Calixtus II
Pope Innocent II ⓘ Pope Innocent III ⓘ Pope Julius II ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| endTime |
1123
ⓘ
1139 ⓘ 1179 ⓘ 1215 ⓘ 1517 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Council of Trent ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fifth Lateran Council
ⓘ
First Lateran Council ⓘ
linked to:
First Council of the Lateran
Fourth Lateran Council ⓘ Second Lateran Council ⓘ Third Lateran Council ⓘ |
| heldIn |
Lateran Palace
ⓘ
linked to:
Lateran complex
Lateran Palace ⓘ
linked to:
Lateran complex
Lateran Palace ⓘ
linked to:
Lateran complex
Lateran Palace ⓘ
linked to:
Lateran complex
Lateran Palace ⓘ
linked to:
Lateran complex
Rome ⓘ Rome ⓘ Rome ⓘ Rome ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced canon law
ⓘ
shaped medieval church structure ⓘ strengthened papal authority ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| location |
Lateran Palace
ⓘ
linked to:
Lateran complex
|
| mainTopic |
condemnation of certain philosophical doctrines
ⓘ
condemnation of heresies ⓘ condemnation of schism of Anacletus II ⓘ confirmation of the Concordat of Worms ⓘ disciplinary reform ⓘ doctrinal definition of transubstantiation ⓘ organization of the Fifth Crusade ⓘ reform of church discipline ⓘ reform of clergy and laity ⓘ regulation of papal elections ⓘ resolution of the Investiture Controversy ⓘ |
| notableDecision |
annual confession and communion requirement for Catholics
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requirement of two-thirds majority of cardinals to elect a pope ⓘ |
| partOf | ecumenical councils of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| precededBy | early ecumenical councils ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| significance |
implemented church reforms
ⓘ
regulated church governance ⓘ shaped Catholic doctrine ⓘ |
| startTime |
1123
ⓘ
1139 ⓘ 1179 ⓘ 1215 ⓘ 1512 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: Lateran Councils Description of subject: The Lateran Councils were a series of important medieval and early modern church councils held at the Lateran Palace in Rome that shaped key doctrines, reforms, and governance of the Roman Catholic Church.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Lateran Councils
linked to: Lateran Councils