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The Council of Basel and Conflict with the Pope (1431–)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1431–1449

The Council of Basel, convened by Pope Martin V in 1431, continued the conciliar movement of Constance, advocating church reform and limits on papal …

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  1. 1431–1433Basel · BaselIn accordance with Martin V's final wishes, the Council of Basel opened, with an agenda covering church reform, heresy trials, crusades, and papal finances. The council asserted its authority over the pope, continuing the tradition of the Council of Constance.
  2. 1433–1439Basel · BaselPope Eugenius IV ordered the council moved to Ferrara, but most delegates in Basel refused to comply. In 1439 the council declared the pope deposed, and the papal side convened a rival council; each side elected its own antipope, severely splitting church authority.
  3. 1440–1449Europe · EuropeAs monarchs across Europe reconciled with the pope and antipope Felix V abdicated, the authority of the Council of Basel collapsed. Conciliarist ideals were set back, and the trend toward papal centralization gradually recovered in the mid-to-late 15th century.

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