Council of Lyon
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The second Council of Lyon, convened in 1274 by Pope Gregory X, aimed to reunite the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus agreed to papal supremacy, hoping for financial aid for his wars. A profession of faith was approved, and reunion was accepted, but the Greek clergy later rejected it.1
The council also established regulations for papal elections and placed restrictions on certain religious orders. It is considered the 13th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church.1
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- George Acropolites
…to the Second Council of Lyon (1274), at which, in the emperor’s name, he acknowledged the supremacy of Rome. In 1282 he was sent on an embassy to John II, emperor of Trebizond (Trabzon), and died soon after his return.
Read More…to the Second Council of Lyon (1274), at which, in the emperor’s name, he acknowledged the supremacy of Rome. In 1282 he was sent on an embassy to John II, emperor of Trebizond (Trabzon), and died soon after his return.
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Saint Bonaventure…consecrated him in November at Lyon, where he resigned as minister general of the Franciscans in May 1274. At the second Council of Lyon he was the leading figure in the reform of the church, reconciling the secular (parish) clergy with the mendicant orders. He also had a part in…
Read More…consecrated him in November at Lyon, where he resigned as minister general of the Franciscans in May 1274. At the second Council of Lyon he was the leading figure in the reform of the church, reconciling the secular (parish) clergy with the mendicant orders. He also had a part in…
Read More- Michael VIII PalaeologusUnion of Eastern and Latin churches
…finally pronounced at the Second Council of Lyon in 1274. The Orthodox East was coerced into accepting union. Immediately after Michael’s death (1282), however, the Greek church declared the union invalid. The Greeks objected to the council on the grounds that not all the Eastern patriarchs or their representatives had…
Read More…finally pronounced at the Second Council of Lyon in 1274. The Orthodox East was coerced into accepting union. Immediately after Michael’s death (1282), however, the Greek church declared the union invalid. The Greeks objected to the council on the grounds that not all the Eastern patriarchs or their representatives had…
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Eastern OrthodoxyRelations with the Western church…union with Rome at the Council of Lyons (1274). This capitulation before the West, sponsored by the emperor, won little support in the church. During his lifetime, Michael succeeded in imposing an Eastern Catholic patriarch, John Beccus, upon the church of Constantinople, but upon Michael’s death an Orthodox council condemned…
Read More…union with Rome at the Council of Lyons (1274). This capitulation before the West, sponsored by the emperor, won little support in the church. During his lifetime, Michael succeeded in imposing an Eastern Catholic patriarch, John Beccus, upon the church of Constantinople, but upon Michael’s death an Orthodox council condemned…
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