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Council of Basel

Type Object Region Central Europe Time 1431–1440

A Roman Catholic ecumenical council convened in Basel, Switzerland in 1431 to reform the Church, end the schism, and coordinate against heresy;…

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  1. 1431–1435Basel Cathedral · BaselPope Martin V's dying wish was to continue the line of the Council of Constance; the Council of Basel gathered bishops and theologians from many lands to discuss reform issues such as curial finances, episcopal appointments, and the Hussite heresy.
  2. 1436–1440Basel · SwitzerlandPope Eugene IV attempted to move the council to Italy; the majority of Basel's participants invoked the principle that 'the council is above the pope' to resist, and the two sides excommunicated each other, intensifying the struggle between the council's authority and papal power.

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