Term
Lateran Councils
A series of church councils held at the Lateran Palace in Rome between the 7th and 18th centuries, five of which are considered ecumenical by Roman Catholics.
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Definition
Several church councils which took place from the 7th to the 18th centuries at the Lateran Palace in Rome. Of the fourteen synods held or reputed to have been held there, five are numbered and included in the Roman Catholic list of ecumenical councils.
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- 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 486Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 486.
Last revised August 14, 2026