Council of Carthage (418)
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Council of Carthage (418) canonical | 7 |
| Council of Carthage | 1 |
| Council of Carthage (419) | 1 |
| Council of Carthage (early 5th century Pelagian proceedings) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T62667 — 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 Carthage (418) Context triple: [Original sin, affirmedByCouncil, Council of Carthage (418)]
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First Council of Nicaea
The First Council of Nicaea was a pivotal 4th-century Christian ecumenical council that defined core doctrines such as the divinity of Christ and produced the original Nicene Creed.
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Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon was a pivotal 5th-century ecumenical council that defined orthodox Christology by affirming Christ as one person in two distinct natures, fully divine and fully human.
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First Council of Constantinople
The First Council of Constantinople was the second ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 381, which expanded the Nicene Creed and clarified Trinitarian doctrine against Arian and other heresies.
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Second Council of Nicaea
The Second Council of Nicaea was the seventh ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 787, best known for restoring the veneration of icons and condemning iconoclasm.
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Council of Ephesus
The Council of Ephesus was a major 5th-century ecumenical council of the Christian Church that condemned Nestorianism and affirmed the Virgin Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Council of Carthage (418) Target entity description: 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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A.
First Council of Nicaea
The First Council of Nicaea was a pivotal 4th-century Christian ecumenical council that defined core doctrines such as the divinity of Christ and produced the original Nicene Creed.
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B.
Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon was a pivotal 5th-century ecumenical council that defined orthodox Christology by affirming Christ as one person in two distinct natures, fully divine and fully human.
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C.
First Council of Constantinople
The First Council of Constantinople was the second ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 381, which expanded the Nicene Creed and clarified Trinitarian doctrine against Arian and other heresies.
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D.
Second Council of Nicaea
The Second Council of Nicaea was the seventh ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 787, best known for restoring the veneration of icons and condemning iconoclasm.
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E.
Council of Ephesus
The Council of Ephesus was a major 5th-century ecumenical council of the Christian Church that condemned Nestorianism and affirmed the Virgin Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian council
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North African church synod ⓘ church council ⓘ synod ⓘ |
| affirmed |
doctrine of original sin inherited from Adam
ⓘ
necessity of infant baptism for remission of sins ⓘ necessity of interior grace for every good act ⓘ priority of divine grace over human will in salvation ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Pope Zosimus ⓘ |
| century | 5th century ⓘ |
| churchTradition |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Rite
|
| condemned |
Caelestius
ⓘ
Pelagianism ⓘ Pelagius ⓘ |
| confession | Christianity ⓘ |
| country | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 418 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| doctrineConcerned |
baptism of infants
ⓘ
divine grace ⓘ human free will ⓘ original sin ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important for development of Western doctrines of grace and original sin
ⓘ
key stage in official condemnation of Pelagianism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Second Council of Orange
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Western Christian doctrine on grace ⓘ Western Christian doctrine on sin ⓘ later anti-Pelagian councils ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| issued | canons against Pelagian teachings ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Africa
ⓘ
Roman Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Africa Proconsularis
|
| location | Carthage ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Pelagianism
ⓘ
doctrine of grace ⓘ doctrine of sin ⓘ |
| numberOfCanons | 8 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | bishops of North Africa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Rite
Western Christianity ⓘ |
| presidedBy | Aurelius of Carthage ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Roman See
ⓘ
linked to:
Holy See
|
| rejected |
claim that grace is only external teaching or example
ⓘ
denial of original sin ⓘ view that human nature can avoid sin without grace ⓘ |
| result | condemnation of Pelagianism ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | Augustinian theology of grace ⓘ |
| year | 418 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (10)
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