Council of Diospolis (415 CE)
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The Council of Diospolis (415 CE) was a local synod in Lydda (ancient Diospolis) that controversially acquitted the British monk Pelagius of heresy in the early Christian debates over grace and free will.
All labels observed (1)
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| Council of Diospolis (415 CE) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Council of Diospolis (415 CE) Context triple: [Diospolis, hasNotableEvent, Council of Diospolis (415 CE)]
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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 Hippo (393)
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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Council of Ancyra
The Council of Ancyra was an early 4th-century Christian synod that issued a series of canons addressing church discipline and moral conduct in the post-persecution Roman Empire.
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Council of Hieria
The Council of Hieria was an eighth-century Byzantine church council convened by iconoclast emperors that supported the rejection of religious images and was later denounced as heretical.
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Council of Seleucia
The Council of Seleucia was a 4th-century ecclesiastical assembly of Eastern bishops that played a key role in the Arian controversy within the early Christian Church.
- 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 Diospolis (415 CE) Target entity description: The Council of Diospolis (415 CE) was a local synod in Lydda (ancient Diospolis) that controversially acquitted the British monk Pelagius of heresy in the early Christian debates over grace and free will.
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A.
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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B.
Council of Hippo (393)
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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C.
Council of Ancyra
The Council of Ancyra was an early 4th-century Christian synod that issued a series of canons addressing church discipline and moral conduct in the post-persecution Roman Empire.
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D.
Council of Hieria
The Council of Hieria was an eighth-century Byzantine church council convened by iconoclast emperors that supported the rejection of religious images and was later denounced as heretical.
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E.
Council of Seleucia
The Council of Seleucia was a 4th-century ecclesiastical assembly of Eastern bishops that played a key role in the Arian controversy within the early Christian Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian synod
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church council ⓘ event ⓘ local synod ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
controversial decision
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doctrinal dispute ⓘ judicial examination of Pelagius’s writings ⓘ |
| concerns |
Pelagianism
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doctrine of grace ⓘ free will in Christian theology ⓘ original sin ⓘ |
| country |
Eastern Roman Empire
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linked to:
Byzantine Empire
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| describedBySource |
Augustine of Hippo’s anti-Pelagian writings
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Jerome’s letters ⓘ Orosius’s accounts ⓘ |
| followedBy |
condemnation of Pelagianism at the Council of Carthage (418)
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imperial edicts against Pelagianism ⓘ |
| hasCause |
accusations of heresy against Pelagius
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controversy over Pelagian teachings ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Diospolis
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Lydda ⓘ Roman Palestine ⓘ |
| hasTime |
415
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5th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Pelagius ⓘ |
| participant |
Augustine of Hippo (indirectly via written accusations)
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Eulogius of Caesarea ⓘ Heron of Arles ⓘ Jerome (indirectly via written accusations) ⓘ
linked to:
Jerome
John of Jerusalem ⓘ Lazarus of Aix ⓘ Orosius ⓘ Pelagius ⓘ bishops of Palestine ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pelagian controversy
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early Christian theological controversies ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Pelagius’s activity in Rome
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Pelagius’s move to Palestine ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| result |
Pelagius declared orthodox by the council
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Pelagius not condemned for heresy ⓘ acquittal of Pelagius ⓘ |
| topic |
human moral responsibility
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interpretation of Paul the Apostle ⓘ necessity of divine grace for salvation ⓘ |
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Subject: Council of Diospolis (415 CE) Description of subject: The Council of Diospolis (415 CE) was a local synod in Lydda (ancient Diospolis) that controversially acquitted the British monk Pelagius of heresy in the early Christian debates over grace and free will.
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