Church Documents

Ecumenical Councils

The First Council of Nicea (325)

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• The Catholic Encyclopedia Article (1913) on The First Council of Nicea
  

The First Council of Constantinople (381)

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The Council of Ephesus (431)

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The Council of Chalcedon (451)

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The Second Council of Constantinople (553)

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The Third Council of Constantinople (680-681)

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The Second Council of Nicea (787)

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The Fourth Council of Constantinople ((869-870)

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• The Catholic Encyclopedia Article (1913) on The Fourth Council of Constantinople
  

The First Lateran Council (1123)

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• The Catholic Encyclopedia Article (1913) on The First Lateran Council
  
• The Catholic Encyclopedia Article (1913) on The Lateran Councils
  

The Second Lateran Council (1139)

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The Third Lateran Council (1179)

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The Fourth Lateran Council (1215)

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The First Council of Lyons (1245)

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The Second Council of Lyons (1274)

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The Council of Vienne (1311-1312)

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The Council of Constance (1414-1418)

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• The Catholic Encyclopedia Article (1913) on The Council of Constance

The Council of Basel (1431-1445)

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• The Catholic Encyclopedia Article (1913) on The Council of Basel

The Fifth Lateran Council (1512-1517)

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The Council of Trent (1545-1560)

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The First Vatican Council (1869-1870

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The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965)

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Local Councils

The Council of Carthage Held Under Cyprian (257)

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• The Catholic Encyclopedia Article (1913) on The Council of Carthage Held Under Cyprian
  

The Council of Ancyra (314)

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The Council of Neocæsarea (315)

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The Synod of Antioch in Encæniis (341)

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The Synod of Gangra (4th Century)

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The Council of Sardica (343 or 344)

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• The Catholic Encyclopedia Article (1913) on the Council of Sardica
  

The Synod of Constantinople (381)

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The Synod of Laodicea (4th Century)

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The Council of Constantinople Under Nectarius of Constantinople and Theophilus of Alexandria (394)

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The Council of Carthage (419)

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• The Catholic Encyclopedia Article (1913) on the Council of Carthage
  

The Council of Orange (529)

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• The Catholic Encyclopedia Article (1913) on the Council of Orange
  

The Eleventh Council of Toledo (675)

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The Council in Trullo (The Quinisext Council) (692)

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• The Catholic Encyclopedia Article (1913) on the Council in Trullo