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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 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
Councils of Carthage — Councils of Carthage, also referred to as Synods of Carthage were church synods held during the 3rd, 4th, and 5th centuries in the town of Carthage in Africa. The most important of these are described below. In May 251 a synod, assembled under… … Wikipedia
Councils of Avignon — Councils of Avignon † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Councils of Avignon Nothing is known of the council held here in 1060. In 1080 a council was held under the presidency of Hugues de Dié, papal legate, in which Achard, usurper of the See… … Catholic encyclopedia
Councils of Lyons — Councils of Lyons † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Councils of Lyons Previous to 1313 the Abbé Martin counts no less than twenty eight synods or councils held at Lyons or at Anse near Lyons. The pretended colloquy between the Catholic and… … Catholic encyclopedia
