Synod of Rome (963)
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The Synod of Rome (963) was an imperial-backed church council convened by Holy Roman Emperor Otto I that condemned and removed Pope John XII from the papacy amid accusations of corruption and misconduct.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman Synods of the 960s | 1 |
| Synod of Rome (963) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9604650 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Synod of Rome (963) Context triple: [Pope John XII, deposedBy, Synod of Rome (963)]
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Synod of Rome 863
The Synod of Rome 863 was a papal council convened by Pope Nicholas I that condemned and deposed Patriarch Photius of Constantinople, intensifying the Photian Schism between Rome and Constantinople.
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Synod of Sutri
The Synod of Sutri was an 11th-century church council that deposed rival claimants to the papacy, helping to resolve a major papal schism and pave the way for church reform.
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Synod of 1724
The Synod of 1724 was a pivotal church council that led to the formal emergence of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in communion with Rome.
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D.
Synod of Constantinople in 843
The Synod of Constantinople in 843 was the church council that restored the veneration of icons in the Byzantine Empire, inaugurating the Feast of Orthodoxy and marking the definitive end of Iconoclasm.
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E.
Roman synod of 610
The Roman synod of 610 was an ecclesiastical council convened in Rome under Pope Boniface IV to address church discipline and doctrinal matters in the early 7th century.
- 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: Synod of Rome (963) Target entity description: The Synod of Rome (963) was an imperial-backed church council convened by Holy Roman Emperor Otto I that condemned and removed Pope John XII from the papacy amid accusations of corruption and misconduct.
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A.
Synod of Rome 863
The Synod of Rome 863 was a papal council convened by Pope Nicholas I that condemned and deposed Patriarch Photius of Constantinople, intensifying the Photian Schism between Rome and Constantinople.
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B.
Synod of Sutri
The Synod of Sutri was an 11th-century church council that deposed rival claimants to the papacy, helping to resolve a major papal schism and pave the way for church reform.
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C.
Synod of 1724
The Synod of 1724 was a pivotal church council that led to the formal emergence of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in communion with Rome.
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D.
Synod of Constantinople in 843
The Synod of Constantinople in 843 was the church council that restored the veneration of icons in the Byzantine Empire, inaugurating the Feast of Orthodoxy and marking the definitive end of Iconoclasm.
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E.
Roman synod of 610
The Roman synod of 610 was an ecclesiastical council convened in Rome under Pope Boniface IV to address church discipline and doctrinal matters in the early 7th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church council
ⓘ
ecclesiastical assembly ⓘ synod ⓘ |
| accusation |
adultery
ⓘ
arming enemies of the emperor ⓘ invoking pagan gods ⓘ murder ⓘ neglect of ecclesiastical duties ⓘ perjury ⓘ sacrilege ⓘ simony ⓘ |
| accused | Pope John XII ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
10th century
ⓘ
Ottonian era ⓘ
linked to:
Ottonian Renaissance
|
| convenedBy | Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| deposed | Pope John XII ⓘ |
| elected | Leo VIII ⓘ |
| electedAs |
antipope
ⓘ
pope ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent synods and disputes over Leo VIII and Benedict V ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | contested ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Papal States ⓘ |
| hasDate | December 963 ⓘ |
| hasImperialBacker | Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Rome ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
Pope John XII ⓘ Roman clergy ⓘ imperial bishops ⓘ |
| hasYear | 963 ⓘ |
| heldIn | St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early example of imperial intervention in papal affairs ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
deposition of Pope John XII
ⓘ
imperial authority over the papacy ⓘ papal corruption ⓘ papal misconduct ⓘ |
| partOf | conflict between papacy and Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | pontificate of Pope John XII ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | imperial legates of Otto I ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Leo VIII
ⓘ
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Pope John XII ⓘ history of the papacy ⓘ investiture and imperial influence in papal elections ⓘ |
| result |
condemnation of Pope John XII
ⓘ
deposition of Pope John XII ⓘ election of antipope Leo VIII ⓘ |
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Subject: Synod of Rome (963) Description of subject: The Synod of Rome (963) was an imperial-backed church council convened by Holy Roman Emperor Otto I that condemned and removed Pope John XII from the papacy amid accusations of corruption and misconduct.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Synod of Rome (963)