Council of Orléans
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The Council of Orléans may refer to any of several synod
s held in Orléans
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Synod
A synod historically is a council of a church, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. In modern usage, the word often refers to the governing body of a particular church, whether its members are meeting or not...
s held in Orléans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
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- First Council of OrléansFirst Council of OrléansThe First Council of Orléans was convoked by Clovis I in 511. Shortly before his death, Clovis called a synod of Gallic bishops to meet at Orléans to reform the church and create a strong link between the crown and the Catholic episcopate. 33 bishops assisted and passed thirty-one decrees on the...
(511) - Second Council of Orléans (533)
- Third Council of Orléans (538)
- Fourth Council of Orléans (541)
- Fifth Council of OrléansFifth Council of OrléansThe Fifth Council of Orléans assembled nine archbishops and forty-one bishops. Sacerdos of Lyon presided over this council.After defending Mark, Bishop of Orléans, from attacks made upon him, it pronounced an anathema against the errors of Nestorius and Eutyches, it prohibited simony, prescribed...
(549) - Sixth Council of Orléans (621)
- Seventh Council of Orléans (1020)
- Eighth Council of Orléans (1478)
- Ninth Council of Orléans (1510)