Council of Basel
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The Council of Basel was a 15th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that sought church reform and asserted the authority of general councils over the pope.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of Basel canonical | 17 |
| Council of Basel–Ferrara–Florence | 2 |
| Council of Basel envoys | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T771412 — 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: Council of Basel Context triple: [Late Middle Ages, hasMajorEvent, Council of Basel]
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A.
Council of Constance
The Council of Constance was a major 15th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that ended the Western Schism, condemned Jan Hus, and sought to reform church governance.
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B.
Council of Pisa
The Council of Pisa was a 1409 ecclesiastical assembly that attempted to resolve the Western Schism by deposing rival popes and electing a new one, ultimately complicating rather than ending the papal dispute.
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C.
First Council of Lyon
The First Council of Lyon was a 13th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that addressed the conflict with the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, initiated church reforms, and organized a crusade.
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D.
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was a major 16th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that defined key doctrines and launched the Counter-Reformation in response to Protestantism.
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E.
Council of Florence
The Council of Florence was a 15th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that sought to heal the schism between Eastern and Western Christianity through theological negotiations and doctrinal agreements.
- 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: Council of Basel Target entity description: The Council of Basel was a 15th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that sought church reform and asserted the authority of general councils over the pope.
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A.
Council of Constance
The Council of Constance was a major 15th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that ended the Western Schism, condemned Jan Hus, and sought to reform church governance.
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B.
Council of Pisa
The Council of Pisa was a 1409 ecclesiastical assembly that attempted to resolve the Western Schism by deposing rival popes and electing a new one, ultimately complicating rather than ending the papal dispute.
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C.
First Council of Lyon
The First Council of Lyon was a 13th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that addressed the conflict with the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, initiated church reforms, and organized a crusade.
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D.
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was a major 16th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that defined key doctrines and launched the Counter-Reformation in response to Protestantism.
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E.
Council of Florence
The Council of Florence was a 15th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that sought to heal the schism between Eastern and Western Christianity through theological negotiations and doctrinal agreements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century event
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Catholic Church council ⓘ ecumenical council ⓘ |
| aim |
assertion of conciliar authority over the pope
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church reform ⓘ negotiation of church union with Eastern Churches ⓘ reform of ecclesiastical discipline ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Pope Eugene IV ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Pope Martin V ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| declared | superiority of general councils over the pope ⓘ |
| elected | Felix V ⓘ |
| endTime | 1449 ⓘ |
| follows | Western Schism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Council of Florence
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surface form:
Council of Ferrara
Council of Florence ⓘ |
| issuedDocument |
decree Frequens
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decree Sacrosancta (reaffirmed) ⓘ reform decrees on benefices ⓘ reform decrees on papal reservations ⓘ reform decrees on simony ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| location |
Basel-Stadt
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surface form:
Basel
Switzerland ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Ferrara
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Florence ⓘ |
| openedBy | Pope Eugene IV ⓘ |
| opposedBy | papal curia ⓘ |
| participant |
bishops
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canon lawyers ⓘ cardinals ⓘ envoys of secular princes ⓘ representatives of cathedral chapters ⓘ representatives of religious orders ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Council of Constance
ⓘ
Council of Siena ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | few European states ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| result |
election of Antipope Felix V
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schism within the council ⓘ |
| significantFor |
development of conciliar theory
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late medieval church reform movement ⓘ relations between papacy and councils ⓘ |
| startTime | 1431 ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | conciliarism ⓘ |
| topic |
Hussite movement
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surface form:
Bohemian reform movement
Hussite question ⓘ limitation of papal financial exactions ⓘ reform of the Roman Curia ⓘ |
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Subject: Council of Basel Description of subject: The Council of Basel was a 15th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that sought church reform and asserted the authority of general councils over the pope.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Council of Basel–Ferrara–Florence
subject surface form:
Felix V
subject surface form:
Felix V
this entity surface form:
Council of Basel–Ferrara–Florence
this entity surface form:
Council of Basel envoys