Council of Hippo (393)
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The Council of Hippo (393) was an early North African church council that played a key role in shaping the Christian biblical canon later affirmed by the Western Church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of Hippo (393) canonical | 3 |
| Council of Hippo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1237681 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Council of Hippo (393) Context triple: [Roman Catholic biblical canon, recognizedByCouncil, Council of Hippo (393)]
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A.
Council of Carthage (418)
The Council of Carthage (418) was a North African church synod that played a key role in condemning Pelagianism and shaping Western Christian doctrine on sin and grace.
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Council of Rome (382)
The Council of Rome (382) was a synod convened by Pope Damasus I that played a key role in defining the Christian biblical canon and shaping the development of the Latin Vulgate.
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Council of Alexandria (AD 362)
The Council of Alexandria (AD 362) was a significant early Christian synod convened under Athanasius of Alexandria to address Arianism and other theological disputes within the Church.
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Council of Orange (529)
The Council of Orange (529) was a regional synod of the Western Church that articulated a moderate Augustinian stance on grace and free will, decisively rejecting Pelagianism and shaping later Catholic doctrine on salvation.
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E.
Lateran Council of 649
The Lateran Council of 649 was a significant 7th-century ecclesiastical assembly in Rome that condemned Monothelitism and articulated key doctrines on Christology and Marian teaching within the early medieval Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Council of Hippo (393) Target entity description: The Council of Hippo (393) was an early North African church council that played a key role in shaping the Christian biblical canon later affirmed by the Western Church.
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A.
Council of Carthage (418)
The Council of Carthage (418) was a North African church synod that played a key role in condemning Pelagianism and shaping Western Christian doctrine on sin and grace.
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B.
Council of Rome (382)
The Council of Rome (382) was a synod convened by Pope Damasus I that played a key role in defining the Christian biblical canon and shaping the development of the Latin Vulgate.
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C.
Council of Alexandria (AD 362)
The Council of Alexandria (AD 362) was a significant early Christian synod convened under Athanasius of Alexandria to address Arianism and other theological disputes within the Church.
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D.
Council of Orange (529)
The Council of Orange (529) was a regional synod of the Western Church that articulated a moderate Augustinian stance on grace and free will, decisively rejecting Pelagianism and shaping later Catholic doctrine on salvation.
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E.
Lateran Council of 649
The Lateran Council of 649 was a significant 7th-century ecclesiastical assembly in Rome that condemned Monothelitism and articulated key doctrines on Christology and Marian teaching within the early medieval Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian synod
ⓘ
North African church council ⓘ church council ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
North African episcopate
ⓘ
linked to:
North African Christian communities
|
| century | 4th century ⓘ |
| church |
Western Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Christianity
|
| concerns |
canon of Scripture
ⓘ
church discipline ⓘ ecclesiastical regulations ⓘ |
| convenedBy | North African bishops ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 393 ⓘ |
| defined |
list of canonical books of the New Testament
ⓘ
list of canonical books of the Old Testament ⓘ |
| denomination | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| documentedIn | canons of the Council of Hippo ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Council of Carthage (397)
ⓘ
later North African councils ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Hippo Regius
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ Roman province of Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Africa Proconsularis
|
| hasParticipant |
Augustine of Hippo
ⓘ
Aurelius of Carthage ⓘ North African bishops ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early formal listing of Christian biblical canon in the West
ⓘ
important step toward standardization of the Western biblical canon ⓘ |
| influenced |
Council of Carthage (397)
ⓘ
Council of Carthage (419) ⓘ
linked to:
Council of Carthage (418)
Western Church biblical canon ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholic biblical canon
|
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
New Testament canon ⓘ Old Testament canon ⓘ ecclesiastical discipline ⓘ |
| partOf |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| precededBy | earlier local synods in North Africa ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Aurelius of Carthage ⓘ |
| recognized |
27-book New Testament
ⓘ
deuterocanonical books ⓘ |
| region |
North African Church
ⓘ
linked to:
North African Christian communities
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInCanonHistory | early witness to the Western biblical canon list ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Hippo Regius, modern Annaba, Algeria
ⓘ
linked to:
Hippo Regius
|
| tradition | Latin patristic tradition ⓘ |
| traditionallyDatedTo | 393 CE ⓘ |
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Subject: Council of Hippo (393) Description of subject: The Council of Hippo (393) was an early North African church council that played a key role in shaping the Christian biblical canon later affirmed by the Western Church.
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linked to: Council of Hippo (393)