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Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils, 2 volumes

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  title = {Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils, 2 volumes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/decrees-of-the-ecumenical-councils-2-volumes},
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This is the standard critical bilingual edition of the official decrees of the Ecumenical Councils the Catholic Church recognizes, from Nicaea I through Vatican II, presenting each council's original language text alongside an English translation so a reader can check the translation against the source directly. This atlas states its real limit plainly: the decrees themselves are church legislation and doctrine, not independent historical analysis of the political and theological context each council met within, which needs a separate scholarly history alongside this edition. Use it for the exact wording and content of a specific council's decrees.

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The standard critical bilingual edition of the official decrees of the Ecumenical Councils the Catholic Church recognizes, from Nicaea I through Vatican II, presenting each council's original-language text alongside an English translation so a reader can check the translation against the source directly.

Notes

The standard critical bilingual edition of the official decrees of the Ecumenical Councils recognized by the Catholic Church, from Nicaea I through Vatican II, with original-language text and English translation. Use for the exact wording and content of a council's decrees; the decrees themselves are church legislation and doctrine, not independent historical analysis of the council's context, which needs a separate scholarly history.

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Author

Norman P. Tanner (ed.)

Publisher

Sheed and Ward / Georgetown University Press

Publication Year

1990

URL

https://archive.org/details/decreesofecumeni0000norm_l8e1

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primary-text

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Nicaea

This source names Nicaea directly: "the Catholic Church recognizes, from Nicaea I through Vatican II, presenting each council's original language text alongside an English translation so a reader can check the translation against the..."

Source Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils, 2 volumesNorman P. Tanner (ed.)

Claims Backed By This Source (189 claims)

This source backs 189 claims across the atlas. As facts: 87 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 59 holds, 2 connected, 2 rejected Here, 2 held Differently. Plus 35 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Denominations, 40 claims: 29 holds, 1 connected, 2 rejected Here, 2 held Differently, 6 general references.
Articles, 39 claims: 34 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 3 general references.
Cities, 35 claims: 15 well-attested, 14 holds, 6 general references.
Councils and Synods, 31 claims: 14 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 5 holds, 11 general references.
Religious Legal Instruments, 17 claims: 9 well-attested, 5 holds, 3 general references.
Creeds & Confessions, 11 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 3 general references.
Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
Religious Events, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 3 claims: 1 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 1 claims: 1 general references.