Back Πέμπτη Σύνοδος της Κωνσταντινούπολης Greek Concilio de Constantinopla sobre hesicasmo Spanish Konstantinoplako V. kontzilioa Basque Cinquième concile de Constantinople French Peti carigradski sabor Croatian Konsili Konstantinopel V ID Concili sull'esicasmo Italian 제5차 콘스탄티노폴리스 공의회 Korean Concilium Constantinopolitanum Quintum Latin Sobór konstantynopolitański V Polish
| Fifth Council of Constantinople | |
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 Icon of the Hesychast Councils | |
| Date | 1341-1368 |
| Accepted by | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Previous council | Fourth Council of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox) |
| Convoked by | Emperor Andronikos III |
| President | Patriarch John XIV Kalekas later Isidore Buchiras |
| Attendance | 50-200 Metropolitans, priests, and monks |
| Topics | Hesychasm |
Documents and statements | Condemnation of Barlaam of Seminara, Gregory Akyndinus, Prochoros Kydones, and affirmation of Hesychasm |
| Location | Hagia Sophia cathedral In Constantinople later moved to the Palace of Blachernae |
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| Overview |
Fifth Council of Constantinople is a name given to a series of seven councils held in the Byzantine capital Constantinople between 1341 and 1368, to deal with a dispute concerning the mystical doctrine of Hesychasm. These are referred to also as the Hesychast councils or the Palamite councils, since they discussed the theology of Gregory Palamas, whom Barlaam of Seminara opposed in the first of the series, and others in the succeeding six councils.
The result of these councils is accepted as having the authority of an ecumenical council by Eastern Orthodox Christians.[1]
The Council of Crete in 2016 reaffirmed the authority of the Fifth Council of Constantinople, stating: "The Conciliar work continues uninterrupted in history through the later councils of universal authority, such as, for example, the Great Council (879-880) convened at the time of St. Photios the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople, and also the Great Councils convened at the time of St. Gregory Palamas (1341, 1351, 1368), through which the same truth of faith was confirmed."[2]
- ^ Bebis, George S. (2002). "Tradition in the Orthodox Church". New York, NY: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Archived from the original on 10 August 2002. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
These councils are accepted as having ecumenical status.
- ^ "Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church". The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church. Retrieved 2024-12-19.