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Third Lateran Council
In March 1179, Pope Alexander III convened the Third Lateran Council in Rome, the eleventh ecumenical council, issuing twenty-three canons on papal e…
Timeline
- 1179Lateran Palace · RomeAfter the Treaty of Venice ended the papal schism and reconciled him with Emperor Frederick I, Pope Alexander III formally opened the council at the Lateran Palace, with about three hundred bishops from across Europe in attendance.
- 1179Lateran Palace · RomeThe council passed twenty-three canons regulating papal election procedures, prohibiting simony, condemning heresies such as the Waldensians, and reaffirming the rights of the Church in the Holy Land, before adjourning.
Sources
- Third Lateran Council https://www.britannica.com/event/Third-Lateran-Council
- Lateran Council, Third https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09046a.htm