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Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence

1431 · Medieval

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The Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence (1431-1445) was the 17th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church, initially convoked in Basel by Pope Martin V and continued by Pope Eugene IV. The council began in Basel (1431-1437), moved to Ferrara (1438-1439), and finally to Florence (1439-1445), where it achieved a temporary union between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.

Key Figures

Pope Martin VPope Eugene IVCardinal Giuliano CesariniCardinal Niccolò Albergati

Locations

FlorenceBaselFerrara

Topics

Pope Martin VEcumenical CouncilOttoman EmpireHussite WarsCatholic Church

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