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Council of Constance

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Noun1.Council of Constance - the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church
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council - (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
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Commentators have claimed that John XXIII (1958-1963) signaled his intention to call an ecumenical council by taking the name of an anti-pope deposed by the Council of Constance (1414-1418), who was also John XXIII.
What's in a (papal) name? by Cones, Bryan / U.S. Catholic
A beloved pastor, John Hus was nevertheless condemned as a heretic at the Council of Constance for his uncompromising belief in the final authority of the Bible.
John Hus by Taylor, John / Reviewer's Bookwatch
The situation was finally resolved when, under pressure from King (subsequently Emperor) Sigismund of Germany, John XXIII reluctantly convened the Council of Constance, which proceeded to depose him and the other two popes (the Roman claimant, Gregory XII, was permitted the diplomatic fiction of a resignation).
Repressed memories by Duffy, Eamon / Commonweal
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