Council of Constantinople 1347
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The Council of Constantinople of 1347 was a Byzantine ecclesiastical assembly that played a key role in adjudicating the theological disputes surrounding Gregory Palamas and the practice of hesychasm.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Council of Constantinople 1347 canonical | 5 |
| Council of Constantinople of 1347 | 2 |
| Hesychast Council of 1347 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5839378 — 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 Constantinople 1347 Context triple: [Hesychast controversy, hasPart, Council of Constantinople 1347]
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Council of Constantinople 1341
The Council of Constantinople of 1341 was a Byzantine ecclesiastical synod that played a central role in the Hesychast controversy, affirming Gregory Palamas’s defense of hesychast theology and shaping Eastern Orthodox doctrine on divine energies.
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Council of Constantinople 1351
The Council of Constantinople of 1351 was a Byzantine ecclesiastical synod that definitively endorsed Gregory Palamas’s hesychast theology and solidified the distinction between God’s essence and energies within Eastern Orthodox doctrine.
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Council of Constantinople 867
The Council of Constantinople of 867 was an Eastern church council convened under Patriarch Photius I that condemned papal interference and deepened the rift between the Byzantine and Roman churches.
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Council of Constantinople 861
The Council of Constantinople in 861 was an Eastern Church synod convened under Emperor Michael III and Patriarch Photius I that played a key role in the disputes between Rome and Constantinople during the Photian Schism.
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Council of Constantinople 879–880
The Council of Constantinople 879–880 was a major ecclesiastical assembly that restored Patriarch Photios I and sought to resolve the conflict between Rome and Constantinople during the Photian Schism.
- 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 Constantinople 1347 Target entity description: The Council of Constantinople of 1347 was a Byzantine ecclesiastical assembly that played a key role in adjudicating the theological disputes surrounding Gregory Palamas and the practice of hesychasm.
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A.
Council of Constantinople 1341
The Council of Constantinople of 1341 was a Byzantine ecclesiastical synod that played a central role in the Hesychast controversy, affirming Gregory Palamas’s defense of hesychast theology and shaping Eastern Orthodox doctrine on divine energies.
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B.
Council of Constantinople 1351
The Council of Constantinople of 1351 was a Byzantine ecclesiastical synod that definitively endorsed Gregory Palamas’s hesychast theology and solidified the distinction between God’s essence and energies within Eastern Orthodox doctrine.
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C.
Council of Constantinople 867
The Council of Constantinople of 867 was an Eastern church council convened under Patriarch Photius I that condemned papal interference and deepened the rift between the Byzantine and Roman churches.
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D.
Council of Constantinople 861
The Council of Constantinople in 861 was an Eastern Church synod convened under Emperor Michael III and Patriarch Photius I that played a key role in the disputes between Rome and Constantinople during the Photian Schism.
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E.
Council of Constantinople 879–880
The Council of Constantinople 879–880 was a major ecclesiastical assembly that restored Patriarch Photios I and sought to resolve the conflict between Rome and Constantinople during the Photian Schism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine ecclesiastical council
ⓘ
ecumenical council ⓘ |
| addressedIssue |
legitimacy of hesychast practice
ⓘ
orthodoxy of Palamite theology ⓘ |
| affects |
doctrine of Eastern Orthodox spirituality
ⓘ
status of Gregory Palamas as Orthodox theologian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hesychast Council of 1347
ⓘ
linked to:
Council of Constantinople 1347
|
| century | 14th century ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
reign of John VI Kantakouzenos
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire under John VI Kantakouzenos
|
| churchTradition |
Eastern Orthodox Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| conflictContext | Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 ⓘ |
| convokedBy | John VI Kantakouzenos ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1347 ⓘ |
| follows | Council of Constantinople 1341 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Byzantine period ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Istanbul ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDayCountry | Turkey ⓘ |
| location |
Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
|
| mainSubject |
Essence–energies distinction
ⓘ
linked to:
essence–energies distinction
Gregory Palamas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Gregory Palamas
Hesychasm ⓘ Palamism ⓘ |
| participant |
Gregory Palamas
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Gregory Palamas
Isidore I of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to:
Patriarch Isidore I of Constantinople
John VI Kantakouzenos ⓘ opponents of Gregory Palamas ⓘ supporters of Gregory Palamas ⓘ |
| partOf | Hesychast controversy ⓘ |
| precedes | Council of Constantinople 1351 ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Patriarch Isidore I of Constantinople ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| result |
condemnation of anti-Palamite positions
ⓘ
confirmation of hesychast theology ⓘ strengthening of Palamism in the Byzantine Church ⓘ vindication of Gregory Palamas ⓘ |
| significance |
important event in Byzantine church history
ⓘ
key stage in the resolution of the hesychast controversy ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
distinction between God’s essence and energies
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mystical prayer ⓘ uncreated light ⓘ |
| typeOfEvent | theological council ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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