Council of Arles (314)

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4th-century church council Christian synod church council

The Council of Arles (314) was an early 4th-century Christian synod convened in Roman Gaul to address the Donatist controversy and issues of church discipline.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Council of Arles (314) canonical	4
Council of Arles	2
Council of Arles (353)	2
First Council of Arles	1
Synod of Arles (314)	1

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Target entity: Council of Arles (314)
Context triple: [Arelate, hostedCouncil, Council of Arles (314)]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Council of Carthage (397)
The Council of Carthage (397) was a regional North African church synod that played a key role in shaping early Western Christianity, particularly in formalizing the list of books regarded as Scripture.
D. Council of Diospolis (415 CE)
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.
E. 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.
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 Arles (314)
Target entity description: The Council of Arles (314) was an early 4th-century Christian synod convened in Roman Gaul to address the Donatist controversy and issues of church discipline.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Council of Carthage (397)
The Council of Carthage (397) was a regional North African church synod that played a key role in shaping early Western Christianity, particularly in formalizing the list of books regarded as Scripture.
D. Council of Diospolis (415 CE)
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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	4th-century church council ⓘ Christian synod ⓘ church council ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	First Council of Arles ⓘ linked to: Council of Arles (314) Synod of Arles (314) ⓘ linked to: Council of Arles (314)
attendedBy	Western bishops ⓘ bishops from Africa ⓘ bishops from Britain ⓘ bishops from Gaul ⓘ bishops from Italy ⓘ
authority	recognized by the Catholic Church ⓘ
century	4th century ⓘ
convenedBy	Constantine the Great ⓘ linked to: Constantine I
convokedBy	Emperor Constantine I ⓘ linked to: Constantine I
country	Roman Empire ⓘ
date	314 ⓘ
decision	condemned Donatism ⓘ forbade clergy from engaging in usury ⓘ regulated celebration of Easter on the same day throughout the Church ⓘ rejected rebaptism of those baptized by heretics ⓘ required regular provincial synods ⓘ restricted translation of bishops from one see to another ⓘ set rules for appeals to the bishop of Rome ⓘ upheld validity of sacraments administered by traditores ⓘ
denominationContext	Western Christianity ⓘ
documentedIn	collections of canon law of the Western Church ⓘ
follows	Council of Rome (313) ⓘ linked to: Lateran synod of 313
hasTopic	appeals in ecclesiastical cases ⓘ chorepiscopi ⓘ clerical conduct ⓘ date of Easter ⓘ episcopal jurisdiction ⓘ marriage regulations for clergy ⓘ military service of clergy ⓘ ordination procedures ⓘ provincial synods ⓘ rebaptism of heretics ⓘ reconciliation of lapsi ⓘ translation of bishops ⓘ usury by clergy ⓘ validity of sacraments administered by traditores ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Constantinian era ⓘ linked to: Constantinian period
language	Latin ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	France ⓘ
location	Arles ⓘ Roman Gaul ⓘ
mainSubject	Donatist controversy ⓘ church discipline ⓘ
numberOfCanons	22 ⓘ
partOf	early Christian church councils ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
result	confirmed earlier Roman judgment against Donatists ⓘ strengthened imperial support for Catholic bishops in North Africa ⓘ
significance	first council to which British bishops are historically attested as participants ⓘ

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