Ecumenical Councils

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
Christian Church Council
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Universal_Church
gptkbp:convenedBy gptkb:monarchy
gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:decisionBindingOn All Christians (in theory)
gptkbp:firstCouncil gptkb:First_Council_of_Nicaea
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 4th century to 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ecumenical Councils
gptkbp:language gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:location Various cities in Europe and Asia Minor
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Athanasian_Creed
gptkb:Nicene_Creed
gptkb:Chalcedonian_Definition
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
gptkbp:notableHeresyAddressed gptkb:Arianism
gptkb:Monophysitism
gptkb:Nestorianism
gptkb:Iconoclasm
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 21 (Roman Catholic) or 7 (Eastern Orthodox)
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Pope
Patriarchs
Bishops
Theologians
gptkbp:purpose Define doctrine
Establish church laws
Resolve church disputes
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:result gptkb:Creeds
Canons
Condemnation of heresies
Dogmatic definitions
gptkbp:significance Shaped Christian doctrine
Defined orthodoxy
Influenced church structure
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:theology
gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4