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Opening of the Council of Constance

Type Event Region Europe Time 1414–1418

On November 5, 1414, the Council of Constance formally opened in Constance, Germany, becoming one of the largest church councils of the late medieval…

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  1. 1414Constance · Baden-WürttembergAntipope John XXIII presided over the opening ceremony, with thousands of clergy and princely delegates gathered in Constance to declare the ecumenical council officially in session.
  2. 1414–1415Constance · Baden-WürttembergThe council established rules of procedure grouping delegates by nation and ecclesiastical rank, with each delegation electing leaders, forming a standing mechanism for addressing schism, heresy, and reform issues.
  3. 1415–1417Constance · Baden-WürttembergThe council began debates under the threefold program of "faith, schism, reform," successively addressing the case of Hus, the deposition of antipopes, and reform of church discipline.

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