Initially, dating to the 11th century in the Roman Catholic Church, consistories were regular meetings of cardinals for advising the pope. With Pope Sixtus Vβs formal organization of the offices of the church into the Roman Curia in the late 16th century, the active function of consistories diminished and became largely ceremonial.
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