First Lateran Council

Home > ... > Philosophy and Religion > Christianity > Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches: Councils and Treaties > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side The Concise Oxford Dictionary ... World Encyclopedia The Columbia Encyclopedia, ...

First Lateran Council

First Lateran Council 1123, 9th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, summoned by Pope Calixtus II to signal the end of the investiture controversy by confirming the Concordat of Worms (1122). It was held in the Lateran Palace, Rome, making it the first council to be held in Western Europe. Many of the council's decrees became part of the evolving corpus of medieval Latin canon law.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-LateranC1" title="Facts and information about First Lateran Council">First Lateran Council</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"First Lateran Council." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"First Lateran Council." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 10, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-LateranC1.html

"First Lateran Council." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-LateranC1.html

Learn more about citation styles

Lateran Councils

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Â© World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Lateran Councils Five ecumenical councils of the Western Church, held in the Lateran Palace, Rome. The first (1123) confirmed the Concordat of Worms of 1122. The second (1139) condemned simony and the marriage of the clergy. The third (1179) decreed that the Pope was to be elected by a two-thirds majority of the College of Cardinals. The fourth (1215) defined the doctrine of the Eucharist, officially using the term ‘transubstantiation’. The fifth (1512–17) introduced minor reforms in the wake of the Reformation.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O142-LateranCouncils" title="Facts and information about First Lateran Council">First Lateran Council</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Lateran Councils." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Lateran Councils." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (December 10, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-LateranCouncils.html

"Lateran Councils." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved December 10, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-LateranCouncils.html

Learn more about citation styles

Lateran Councils

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Lateran Councils. A series of councils of the Roman Catholic Church held at the Lateran Palace in Rome from the 7th to the 18th cents. Five are considered ecumenical, of which the most important was the Fourth (1215), with a definition of the eucharist in which the word ‘transubstantiate’ was used for the first time, and annual confession for all Christians was prescribed.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O101-LateranCouncils" title="Facts and information about First Lateran Council">First Lateran Council</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

JOHN BOWKER. "Lateran Councils." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JOHN BOWKER. "Lateran Councils." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (December 10, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-LateranCouncils.html

JOHN BOWKER. "Lateran Councils." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved December 10, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-LateranCouncils.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauruses

Rate these entries|See all related entries

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Von Balthasar in the ascendant.(The Word From Rome) Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 12/12/2003
	Religious differences between married and celibate clergy: does celibacy make a difference?(The Roman Catholic Priesthood) Magazine article from: Sociology of Religion; 3/22/1998
	Wrestling with Angels: Conversations in Modern Theology.(Book review) Magazine article from: Currents in Theology and Mission; 12/1/2008

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	Metropolitan might and papal power on the Latin-Christian frontier: Tranforming the Danish church around the time of the Fourth Lateran Council Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...before the Fourth Lateran Council met in the autumn of...one, has called Fourth Lateran "the most comprehensive...Foreville credited Fourth Lateran with hastening a "flowering...discourse of Fourth-Lateran failure has also been...the years before the First Council of Lyon ...
	The German Episcopacy and the Implementation of the Decrees of the Fourth Lateran Council, 1216-1245: Watchmen on the Tower Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 7/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...Decrees of the Fourth Lateran Council, 1216-1245: Watchmen...in Germany before the First Council of Lyons (1245...I was disappointed. First, anyone who attempts...Rudiger of Radeck, the first bishop of Chiemsee, was...
	Councils of the Catholic Reformation: Pisa I (1409) to Trent (1545-63) Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 10/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...early-modern councils are models of...Minnich's first specialty was Lateran V His numerous articles on the council have notably...Instead of a small council of almost exclusively...par with other councils of the era...Trent in its first two periods and...Acta of Fifth ...
	The General Councils: A History of the Twenty-One Church Councils from Nicaea to Vatican II Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 7/1/2003; ; 598 words ; ...councils in the first millennium...to the four Lateran and the Vienne councils, focusing...Fourth Lateran Council of 1215...efforts of the Councils of Constance...run up to Lateran V and the...infallibility at the First Vatican Council...
	The Councils of the Church: A Short History.(Review)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Commonweal; 9/28/2001; ; 700+ words ; The Councils of the Church: A...of the Ecumenical Councils (Georgetown, 1991...print the texts of the councils in their original...East accepts only the first eight as truly ecumenical...councils held at the Lateran in Rome); the modern...
	The Council of Bourges, 1225: A Documentary History Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...only for the Fourth Lateran Council, the Council...these themes. The first task of the council...almost the entire council"; the chapters...sent nuncios to the council to report back to...represented at provincial councils. In the matter...almost the entire ...
	Obituary: Fr Francis X. Murphy Pseudonymous reporter of the Second Vatican Council Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/16/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...of the Second Vatican Council. He went on to praise...which blew open the council's discussions. But...theological adviser to the Council, was soon narrowed down...Moral Theology at the Lateran University in Rome...figure, St Jerome, the first of many articles in the...
	El derecho canonico catalan en la baja Edad Media: La diocesis de Gerona en los siglos XIII y XIV Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Paperback.) The Fourth Lateran Council, convoked by Pope Innocent...important of the Ecumenical Councils in the history of the...were determined by the Council, its practical application...in the century after Lateran IV provide a unique...the formation of the First Compilation of ...
	What really happened at Vatican II.('What Happened at Vatican II', 'Vatican II: Renewal Within Tradition')(Book review) Magazine article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...the Second Vatican Council. Yet hundreds of...one ecumenical councils, beginning with the First Council of Nicea in 325...remembered as another Lateran V--a reforming...knows for sure. But Lateran V was small potatoes...
	Priests urge looking beyond bricks Sunday's homilies reflect members' concerns over need to merge parishes Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/13/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...references both to the Lateran Church and the need for...the feast of St. John Lateran hasn't, to his recollection...morning. He said of the Lateran Church, "one of these...member of the parish council, he said the general...going on." He said the first concern of both parishes...