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Councils — I. Ecumenical Bishops all over the world meet together to deal with faith and pastoral problems. Councils that are admitted by our church are: 1 Council of Nicea: (325 A.D.) that dealt with Arius who denied Christ s divinity. 2 Council of… … Dictionary of church terms
councils — Porcius Festus became procurator of Judaea in 59 CE and confronted Paul, a prisoner at Caesarea; after consulting his advisory council he confirmed Paul s appeal to Caesar. Paul s trials follow what was predicted in the apocalyptic chapter of the … Dictionary of the Bible
Councils — Council Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Council, conseil en anglais, désigne : États Unis Council, une ville d’Alaska ; Council, une ville de l’ … Wikipédia en Français
councils — coun·cil || kaÊŠnsl n. assembly, board, group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
Councils — ♦ Ecclesiastical meetings of several sorts, including a) a meeting of bishops with their archbishop or metropolitan, called a provincial council; b) a meeting of a bishop with his diocesan clergy, called a diocesan synod; c) a meeting of all (at… … Medieval glossary
COUNCILS OF THE LANDS — COUNCILS OF THE LANDS, the central institutions of Jewish self government in Poland and Lithuania from the middle of the 16th century until 1764. The bodies in question were the Council of the Four Lands (Heb. וַעַד אַרְבַּע אֲךָצוֹת) or … … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Councils of Clovesho — Councils of Clovesho † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Councils of Clovesho Clovesho, or Clofeshoch, is notable as the place at which were held several councils of the Anglo Saxon Church. The locality itself has never been successfully… … Catholic encyclopedia
Councils of Aix-en-Provence — Councils of the Roman Catholic Church were held at Aix en Provence in 1112, 1374, 1409, 1585, 1612, 1838, and 1850. In that of 1612 the Gallican work of Edmund Richer, De la puissance ecclésiastique et politique (Paris, 1611), was censured. In… … Wikipedia
Councils of Good Government — were organized by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) guerrilla movement in their areas of influence (remote parts of the Mexican state of Chiapas). The sign reads (top): You are in Zapatista rebel territory. Here the people give the … Wikipedia
Councils of Orange — Orange, Councils of † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Councils of Orange Two councils were held at Orange (Arausio), a town in the present department of Vaucluse in southern France. The first met on 8 November, 441, in the church called… … Catholic encyclopedia
