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Ecumenical Councils (المجامع المسكونية)

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All dates are in the year of our Lord, Anno Domini (AD)

  • Recognised by Coptic, Orthodox and Catholic churches:
    • 1. Council Of NICAEA (مجمع نيقية) (AD 325)
      Held in response to Arius. Nicene Creed.
      St. Athanasius - القديس أثاناسيوس
    • 2. Council Of CONSTANTINOPLE (مجمع القسطنطينية) (AD 381)
      Held in response to Macedonius and other heretics. Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed.
    • 3. Council Of EPHESUS (مجمع أفسس) (AD 431)
      Held in response to Pelagianism and Nestorianism.
      Cyril the Great (The Pillar of Faith) - البابا كيرلس الكبير، القديس كيرلس عمود الدين
  • Recognised by Byzantine Orthodox and Catholic churches:
    Note: Not all Orthodox churches recognise these, but only Byzantine. This is why they are distinguished (chalcedonian and non-chalcedonian) (خلقيدونيين ولا خلقيدونيين)
    • 4. Council Of CHALCEDON (مجمع خلقيدونية) (AD 451) <- - - - - - - - - - - -
      Pope Discorous against Pope Lyon.
    • 5. Second Council Of CONSTANTINOPLE (AD 553)
    • 6. Third Council Of CONSTANTINOPLE (AD 680-681)
    • 7. Second Council Of NICAEA (AD 787)
  • Recognised by Catholic churches:
    • 8. Fourth Council Of CONSTANTINOPLE (AD 869)
    • 9. First LATERAN Council (AD 1123)
    • 10. Second LATERAN Council (AD 1139)
    • 11. Third LATERAN Council (AD 1179)
    • 12. Fourth LATERAN Council (AD 1215)
    • 13. First Council Of LYONS (AD 1245)
    • 14. Second Council Of LYONS (AD 1274)
    • 15. Council Of VIENNE (AD 1311-1313)
    • 16. Council Of CONSTANCE (AD 1414-1418)
    • 17. Council Of BASLE/FERRARA/FLORENCE (AD 1431-1439)
    • 18. Fifth LATERAN Council (AD 1512-1517)
      • <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Protestant Revolution (AD 1517)
    • 19. Council Of TRENT (AD 1545-1563)
      Held in response to protestanism.
      • <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The French Revolution: (AD 1789-1799)
      <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Apparitions: La Salette warning (AD 1846)
    • 20. First VATICAN Council (AD 1869-1870)
      • <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fall of the Papal States (AD 1870)
      <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Apparitions: Fatima warnings (AD 1916)
    • 21. Second VATICAN Council (AD 1962-1965)
      Held during the sexual revolution (late 1950s - early 1970s).
      • <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Novus Ordo (AD 1969)
      <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Smoke of Satan" (AD 1972)
      <- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Apparitions: Akita warnings (AD 1973)
Sources: st-takla.org 1, st-takla.org 2
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