Laetentur Caeli

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Laetentur Caeli is a papal bull issued at the Council of Florence in 1439 that proclaimed the short-lived union between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical document
papal bull
acceptedBy Byzantine Emperor John VIII Palaiologos
Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople (posthumously via his delegation)
author Pope Eugene IV
concerns Filioque clause
doctrinal agreement
ecclesiological relations between East and West
papal primacy
purgatory
use of leavened and unleavened bread in the Eucharist
council Council of Florence
date 1439
declaredUnionBetween Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
declaredUnionWith Byzantine Church
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Latin Church
hasCanonicalStatus binding for the Catholic Church at time of promulgation
hasLiturgicalImpact used as reference in later Catholic–Orthodox dialogues
historicalPeriod 15th century
historicalSignificance major attempt at reunion of Eastern and Western Christianity
isPartOf acts of the Council of Florence
linked to: Council of Florence
issuedBy Pope Eugene IV
language Latin
laterReceptionInEast largely rejected in Eastern Orthodox world
placeOfIssue Florence
predecessorDocument Cantate Domino (related Florentine decrees)
promulgatedAt Council of Florence
relatedCouncil Council of Basel–Ferrara–Florence
linked to: Council of Basel
relatedEvent Fall of Constantinople
religiousTradition Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
resultedFrom negotiations between Latin and Greek delegations
statusOfUnion short-lived
subject Council of Florence decrees
linked to: Council of Florence

ecclesiastical union
union of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches
titleLanguage Latin
translatedTitle Let the Heavens Rejoice
typeOfUnion church union decree
year 1439

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Council of Florence producedDocument Laetentur Caeli
Decree of Union with the Greeks titleOrigin opening Latin words "Laetentur caeli"
linked to: Laetentur Caeli
Pope Eugene IV issuedDocument bull Laetentur caeli
linked to: Laetentur Caeli