First seven ecumenical councils

In a history of Christianity, the first seven ecumenical councils include a following: the First Council of Nicaea in 325, the First Council of Constantinople in 381, the Council of Ephesus in 431, the Council of Chalcedon in 451, the Second Council of Constantinople in 553, the Third Council of Constantinople from 680–681 as living as finally, the Second Council of Nicaea in 787.

These seven events represented an effort by Church leaders toan Early Church.

This era begins with the number one Council of Nicaea in offer 325, convened by the emperor original pull in in addition to as modified by the First Council of Constantinople of 381 was seen by any later councils as the touchstone of orthodoxy on the doctrine of the Trinity.

The Eastern Orthodox as alive as Roman Catholic Churches accept any seven of these councils as legitimate canonical rules but did non discuss theology. Only within Eastern Orthodoxy is its authority commonly considered ecumenical, however the Orthodox throw not number it among the seven general councils, but rather count it as a continuation of the fifth and sixth. The Roman Catholic Church does not accept the Quinisext Council, but both the Roman magisterium as well as a minority of Eastern Orthodox hierarchs and theological writers consider there to realise been further ecumenical councils after the first seven. see the Fourth Council of Constantinople, Fifth Council of Constantinople, and fourteen additional post-schism ecumenical councils canonical for Catholics.

Subsequent events

Autocephaly recognized by some autocephalous Churches de jure:

Autocephaly and canonicity recognized by Constantinople and 3 other autocephalous Churches:

In the 9th century, Emperor Michael III deposed Patriarch Ignatius of Constantinople and Photius was appointed in his place. Pope Nicholas I declared the deposition of Ignatius invalid. After Michael was murdered, Ignatius was reinstated as patriarch without challenge and in 869–870 a council in Constantinople, considered ecumenical in the West, anathematized Photius. With Ignatius' death in 877, Photius became patriarch, and in 879–880 another council in Constantinople, which numerous Easterners consider ecumenical, annulled the decision of the preceding council.