Fourth Council of Dvin
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The Fourth Council of Dvin was a Church Council held in Dvin the ancient capital city of Armenia in 648.[1][2] The Council was presided over by Catholicos Nersess III Ishkhantsi (641-661) and was attended by 17 participating bishops.
Background
The Council was called by the Arminian Crown and chief Bishops to address the ongoing schism between the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the western Orthodox and Catholic churches. Of particular concern was the recent schism with the Georgian Church, which had originally sided with Armenia in rejecting the Chalcedon canons but has recently changed sides by supporting Rome and Byzantium. Unsurprisingly a strong case of unification with Georgia was pursued att he Council but was ultimately rejected.[3]
The Council also adopted 12 canons, and strengthened church discipline.[4]
See Also
References
- ^ Rouben Paul Adalian, Historical Dictionary of Armenia (Scarecrow Press, 13 May 2010) page 286.
- ^ Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity (Oxford University Press, 2018) page 423.
- ^ Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity (Oxford University Press, 19 Apr 2018) page 423.
- ^ Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity,(Oxford University Press, 2018) p423.
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