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First Council of Toledo

The First Council of Toledo was held at Toledo, Spain, in September of 400.[1][2] The council was assembled under Archbishop Patronus with its primary purpose to condemn the Priscillian heresy, to receive back Priscillians, and uphold the Nicene Creed.[1][2] Eighteen other Hispanic bishops participated,[2] including Lampius, bishop of Barcelona.[3] Many Priscillians were readmitted into the Catholic Church, notably Priscillian bishop Dictinnius.[4] The council also reformed the clergy.[5] Twenty canons were published by this council.[1][2] It would be another 47 years before a council met again in Toledo.[6]

  1. ^ a b c Landon, Edward Henry (1846). A Manual of Councils of the Holy Catholick Church: Comprising the Substance of the Most Remarkable and Important Canons Alphabetically Arranged. F. & J. Rivington. ISBN 9780608346014.
  2. ^ a b c d Hefele, Charles Joseph (2007-02-01). A History of the Councils of the Church: from the Original Documents, to the close of the Second Council of Nicaea A.D. 787. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-55635-247-8.
  3. ^ "Episcopologi" (in Catalan). Barcelona: Archdiocese of Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2003-12-20. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
  4. ^ "Henry Wace: Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an Account of the Principal Sects and Heresies. - Christian Classics Ethereal Library". www.ccel.org. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  5. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Toledo (Spain)". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  6. ^ Hefele, Charles Joseph (2007-02-01). A History of the Councils of the Church: from the Original Documents, to the close of the Second Council of Nicaea A.D. 787. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-55635-247-8.

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