Eighth Council of Toledo
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The Eighth Council of Toledo commenced on 16 December 653 in the church of the Holy Apostles in Toledo
. It was attended by fifty two bishops personally — including the aged Gavinio of Calahorra
, who had assisted at the Fourth Council
— and another ten by delegation, ten abbots, and the archpriest and primicerius of the Cathedral. Also, for the first time, saecular officials, sixteen counts palatine
, participated in the discussion, voting, and affirmation of the council's acts. It was the second of King Chindasuinth's
two councils, held under the names of both he and his co-reigning son, Reccesuinth
.
The eighth council was unique in its calling in that Chindasuinth had written a tomus to the bishops describing the issues he wished them to address.
Toledo, Spain
Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
. It was attended by fifty two bishops personally — including the aged Gavinio of Calahorra
Calahorra
Calahorra, , La Rioja, Spain is a municipality in the comarca of Rioja Baja, near the border with Navarre on the right bank of the Ebro. During ancient Roman times, Calahorra was a municipium known as Calagurris.-Location:...
, who had assisted at the Fourth Council
Fourth Council of Toledo
The Fourth Council of Toledo occurred in 633. It was held at the church of Saint Leocadia in Toledo.Probably under the presidency of the noted Isidore of Seville, the council regulated many matters of discipline, decreed uniformity of liturgy throughout the Visigothic kingdom and took stringent...
— and another ten by delegation, ten abbots, and the archpriest and primicerius of the Cathedral. Also, for the first time, saecular officials, sixteen counts palatine
Count palatine
Count palatine is a high noble title, used to render several comital styles, in some cases also shortened to Palatine, which can have other meanings as well.-Comes palatinus:...
, participated in the discussion, voting, and affirmation of the council's acts. It was the second of King Chindasuinth's
Chindasuinth
Chindasuinth was Visigothic King of Spain, from 642 until his death. He succeeded Tulga, from whom he usurped the throne in a coup; he was "officially" elected by the nobles and anointed by the bishops 30 April 642....
two councils, held under the names of both he and his co-reigning son, Reccesuinth
Reccesuinth
Recceswinth, or Reccesuinth, Recceswint, Reccaswinth, Recdeswinth, Recesvinto , Reccesvinthus ; was the Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia in 649–672: jointly with his father from 649 and as sole king from 653.Beginning in 654 Recceswinth was responsible for the promulgation of a...
.
The eighth council was unique in its calling in that Chindasuinth had written a tomus to the bishops describing the issues he wished them to address.
Sources
- Thompson, E. A. (1969) The Goths in Spain. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Synodus Toletana octava, minutes from the Collectio Hispana Gallica Augustodunensis (Vat. lat. 1341)