Fifteenth Council of Toledo
- Fifteenth Council of Toledo
The Fifteenth Council of Toledo first met on 11 May 688 under King Egica. It was the king's first of three councils.
In 680-681, the sixth ecumenical council, the Third Council of Constantinople, had repudiated monothelitism and affirmed the docrine of dythelitism, that Christ had two wills. The decision of the council had been sent to Quiricus, metropolitan of Toledo, who died before it reached him, and ended up in the hands of his successor Julian. The response of the Spanish bishops to Pope Benedict II's letter was not to the pope's liking, especially the phrase "voluntas genuit voluntatem", meaning "will engendered will". Nevertheless, Julian defended his propositions and it was the Fifteenth Council which adopted them. It has been theorised by some that a schism with the church of Rome was imminent, but diverted by political events in both Spain and Italy, such as the Moorish invasion of 711. This view, however, is not generally accepted.
Egica, besides the affirmation of Julian's theology, had but one reason to call the council. He had been obliged by his predecessor, Erwig, to take two oaths before assuming the kingship. First, he was forced to swear never to harm Erwigs children when Erwig gave him his daughter in marriage. Second, he was forced, on Erwig's deathbed, to vow to uphold justice for the people. Egica claimed that, on account of Erwig's injustices, he could not protect his children if he wanted to do justice to the people. It is usually presumed that Erwig had unjustly confiscated property and this was in the hands of his children. Therefore, Egica would have to take back that property to return it to its rightful possessors. He wished the protection of Erwig's children to be removed from his hands. The bishops ordered him to love his in-laws, but released him from his oath. He wished them also to reverse the Thirteenth Council's canon protecting Erwig's family, but the bishops refused saying that that canon did not protect them from just penalties.
ource
*Thompson, E. A. "The Goths in Spain". Clarendon Press: Oxford, 1969.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Toledo (Spain) — Toledo † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Toledo ARCHDIOCESE OF TOLEDO (TOLETANENSIS) Primatial see of Spain, whose archbishop, raised almost always to the dignity of Cardinal, occupies the first place in the ranks of the higher Spanish… … Catholic encyclopedia
Councils of Toledo — (Concilia toletana). From the 5th century to the 7th century, about thirty synods, variously counted, were held at Toledo in what would come to be part of Spain. The earliest, directed against Priscillianism, assembled in 400. The third synod of… … Wikipedia
Council of Trent — Council of Trent † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Council of Trent The nineteenth ecumenical council opened at Trent on 13 December, 1545, and closed there on 4 December, 1563. Its main object was the definitive determination of the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Isidore of Seville — Infobox Saint name=Saint Isidore of Seville birth date=c. 560 death date=April 4, 636 feast day=April 4 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize=250px caption= St. Isidore , depicted by Murillo birth place=Cartagena, Spain death place=Seville … Wikipedia
St. Isidore of Seville — St. Isidore of Seville † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Isidore of Seville Born at Cartagena, Spain, about 560; died 4 April, 636. Isidore was the son of Severianus and Theodora. His elder brother Leander was his immediate… … Catholic encyclopedia
Ergica — Egica, Ergica, or Egicca (c. 610 ndash; 702) was the Visigoth King of Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula) from 687 until his death. He was married to Cixilo (or Cixillo), the daughter of his royal predecessor Erwig, who, on his deathbed on 14… … Wikipedia
Spain — • This name properly signifies the whole peninsula which forms the south western extremity of Europe. Since the political separation of Portugal, however, the name has gradually come to be restricted to the largest of the four political divisions … Catholic encyclopedia
Roman Catholic Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón — Map of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Segorbe Castellón (dark green) The Diocese of Segorbe Castellón (Latin, Segobiensis; Castellionensis, Valencian: Diòcesi de Sogorb Castelló) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north… … Wikipedia
Sigüenza — • Diocese in Spain, suffragan of Toledo Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Siguenza Sigüenza † … Catholic encyclopedia
General Councils — General Councils † Catholic Encyclopedia ► General Councils This subject will be treated under the following heads: ♦ Definition ♦ Classification ♦ Historical Sketch ♦ The Pope and General Councils ♦ Composition of … Catholic encyclopedia
