| Chronological list of ecumenical councils |
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Usage[edit]
| (({council_name))} | |
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| [[File:(({image))}|(({imagewidth))}|alt=(({imagealttext))}]] (({caption))} | |
| Date | (({council_date))} |
| Accepted by | (({accepted_by))} |
Previous council | (({previous))} |
Next council | (({next))} |
| Convoked by | (({convoked_by))} |
| President | (({president))} |
| Attendance | (({attendance))} |
| Topics | (({topics))} |
Documents and statements | (({documents))} |
| Location | (({location))} |
| Chronological list of ecumenical councils | |
((Infobox ecumenical council
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Example[edit]
| Council of Chalcedon | |
|---|---|
 Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, 1876 painting by Vasily Surikov | |
| Date | 451 |
| Accepted by | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Old Catholic Church Anglican Communion Lutheranism most other Protestants |
Previous council | Council of Ephesus |
Next council | Second Council of Constantinople |
| Convoked by | Emperor Marcian of the Byzantine Empire |
| President | Anatolius, Patriarch of Constantinople; A board of government officials and senators, led by the patrician Anatolius |
| Attendance | Approx. 520 |
| Topics | the judgements issued at the Second Council of Ephesus in 449, the alleged offences of Bishop Dioscorus of Alexandria, the definition of the Godhead and manhood of Christ, many disputes involving particular bishops and sees |
Documents and statements | Chalcedonian Creed, 28 canons |
| Chronological list of ecumenical councils | |
((Infobox ecumenical council
| council_name = Council of Chalcedon
| image = Fourth ecumenical council of chalcedon - 1876.jpg
| caption = ''Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon'', 1876 painting by [[Vasily Surikov]]
| council_date = 451
| accepted_by = [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]<br>[[Roman Catholic Church]]<br>[[Old Catholic Church]]<br>[[Anglican Communion]]<br>[[Lutheranism]]<br>most other Protestants
| previous = [[Council of Ephesus]]
| next = [[Second Council of Constantinople]]
| convoked_by = [[Byzantine Emperor|Emperor]] [[Marcian]] of the [[Byzantine Empire]]
| presided_by = [[Anatolius of Constantinople|Anatolius]], [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople]]; A board of government officials and senators, led by the patrician [[Anatolius (consul 440)|Anatolius]]
| attendance = Approx. 520
| topics = the judgements issued at the [[Second Council of Ephesus]] in 449, the alleged offences of Bishop Dioscorus of Alexandria, the definition of the Godhead and manhood of Christ, many disputes involving particular bishops and sees
| documents = [[Chalcedonian Creed]], 28 canons
))