Council of Constantinople of 360

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4th-century church council ecclesiastical council

The Council of Constantinople of 360 was an Arian-leaning ecclesiastical assembly in the Eastern Roman Empire that sought to resolve Trinitarian controversies by promoting a non-Nicene creed.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Council of Constantinople (360)	3
Council of Constantinople of 360 canonical	1
Council of Constantinople under Constantius II	1
Second Council of Constantinople of 360	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10335353 — 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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Target entity: Council of Constantinople of 360
Context triple: [Council of Seleucia, followedBy, Council of Constantinople of 360]

A. Council of Constantinople of 536
The Council of Constantinople of 536 was an ecclesiastical synod convened under Emperor Justinian I that played a key role in the Christological controversies of the time, particularly in condemning prominent Miaphysite leaders.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Synod of Constantinople of 448
The Synod of Constantinople of 448 was a local Eastern Church council that condemned the teachings of Eutyches and played a key role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Chalcedon.
E. 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.
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 of 360
Target entity description: The Council of Constantinople of 360 was an Arian-leaning ecclesiastical assembly in the Eastern Roman Empire that sought to resolve Trinitarian controversies by promoting a non-Nicene creed.

A. Council of Constantinople of 536
The Council of Constantinople of 536 was an ecclesiastical synod convened under Emperor Justinian I that played a key role in the Christological controversies of the time, particularly in condemning prominent Miaphysite leaders.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Synod of Constantinople of 448
The Synod of Constantinople of 448 was a local Eastern Church council that condemned the teachings of Eutyches and played a key role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Chalcedon.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	4th-century church council ⓘ ecclesiastical council ⓘ
aimedTo	resolve Trinitarian controversies ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Council of Constantinople (360) ⓘ linked to: Council of Constantinople of 360 Council of Constantinople under Constantius II ⓘ linked to: Council of Constantinople of 360 Second Council of Constantinople of 360 ⓘ linked to: Council of Constantinople of 360
attendedBy	Arian bishops ⓘ Homoian bishops ⓘ
chronologicallyLocatedIn	4th century ⓘ
concernsDoctrine	Christology ⓘ Trinity ⓘ
dateApproximate	AD 360 ⓘ
follows	Council of Rimini ⓘ Council of Seleucia ⓘ Council of Sirmium ⓘ
geographicallyLocatedIn	Byzantium ⓘ Thrace ⓘ
hadOutcome	deposition or marginalization of some pro-Nicene bishops ⓘ imperial endorsement of Homoian formula ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	consolidated imperial support for non-Nicene theology before 381 ⓘ illustrates tension between imperial policy and Nicene orthodoxy ⓘ
hasPoliticalContext	imperial intervention in church doctrine ⓘ
hasReligiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
hasTheologicalOrientation	Arian-leaning ⓘ non-Nicene ⓘ
hasYear	360 ⓘ
isPartOf	Arian controversy ⓘ Trinitarian controversy of the 4th century ⓘ linked to: Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century
languageOfProceedings	Greek ⓘ
notRecognizedAsEcumenicalBy	Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
opposedBy	Nicene bishops ⓘ
positionOnHomoousios	rejected the Nicene term homoousios ⓘ
positionOnSon	affirmed the Son is like the Father without specifying essence ⓘ
precedes	First Council of Constantinople of 381 ⓘ linked to: First Council of Constantinople
promulgated	creed omitting the term homoousios ⓘ non-Nicene creed ⓘ
recognizedBy	Arian and Homoian factions ⓘ
relatedTo	Arianism ⓘ Council of Nicaea of 325 ⓘ linked to: First Council of Nicaea First Council of Constantinople of 381 ⓘ linked to: First Council of Constantinople Homoian creed ⓘ
resultedIn	temporary dominance of Homoian creed in the Eastern Empire ⓘ
tookPlaceDuringReignOf	Constantius II ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	Constantinople ⓘ linked to: Constantinople (probable) Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ linked to: Byzantine Empire
wasConvenedBy	Constantius II ⓘ

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