| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:religious_organization gptkb:Christian_Church_Council
 
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                                | gptkbp:authority | gptkb:Universal_Church 
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                                | gptkbp:convenedBy | gptkb:monarchy gptkb:Pope
 
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                                | gptkbp:decisionBindingOn | All Christians (in theory) 
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                                | gptkbp:firstCouncil | gptkb:First_Council_of_Nicaea 
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                                | gptkbp:historicalPeriod | 4th century to 20th century 
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                                | gptkbp:language | gptkb:Greek gptkb:Latin
 
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                                | gptkbp:location | Various cities in Europe and Asia Minor 
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                                | gptkbp:notableContributor | gptkb:Athanasian_Creed gptkb:Nicene_Creed
 gptkb:Chalcedonian_Definition
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | gptkb:Council_of_Chalcedon gptkb:Council_of_Trent
 gptkb:First_Council_of_Nicaea
 gptkb:Second_Vatican_Council
 gptkb:Council_of_Ephesus
 gptkb:First_Council_of_Constantinople
 gptkb:First_Vatican_Council
 gptkb:Second_Council_of_Constantinople
 gptkb:Second_Council_of_Nicaea
 gptkb:Third_Council_of_Constantinople
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableHeresyAddressed | gptkb:Arianism gptkb:Monophysitism
 gptkb:Nestorianism
 gptkb:Iconoclasm
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfFloors | 21 (Roman Catholic) or 7 (Eastern Orthodox) 
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                                | gptkbp:participants | gptkb:Pope Patriarchs
 Bishops
 Theologians
 
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                                | gptkbp:purpose | Define doctrine Establish church laws
 Resolve church disputes
 
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                                | gptkbp:recognizedBy | gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:Christianity 
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                                | gptkbp:result | gptkb:Creeds Canons
 Condemnation of heresies
 Dogmatic definitions
 
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                                | gptkbp:significance | Shaped Christian doctrine Defined orthodoxy
 Influenced church structure
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Ecumenical_Patriarchate_of_Constantinople gptkb:Serbian_Orthodox_Christianity
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Ecumenical Councils 
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