Councils, General

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• councils, general —  ; councils, general    An ecumenical or general council is a gathering of bishops and other Churchleaders from around the world to discuss and resolve pressing issues in the Church; a general council, which must be approved by the Pope,… …   Glossary of theological terms

• 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

• councils, ecumenical —  ; councils, general    An ecumenical or general council is a gathering of bishops and other Churchleaders from around the world to discuss and resolve pressing issues in the Church; a general council, which must be approved by the Pope,… …   Glossary of theological terms

• General Arab Insurance Federation — The General Arab Insurance Federation was Established on september1964, after a treaty was signed in Cairo, Egypt, after the increase in Demands for Such Organization by Insurance Companies.The Headquarters of the Federation is also in Cairo… …   Wikipedia

• COUNCILS OF THE LANDS — COUNCILS OF THE LANDS, the central institutions of Jewish self government in Poland and Lithuania from the middle of the 16th century until 1764. The bodies in question were the Council of the Four Lands (Heb. וַעַד אַרְבַּע אֲךָצוֹת) or  … …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Councils of Clovesho —     Councils of Clovesho     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Councils of Clovesho     Clovesho, or Clofeshoch, is notable as the place at which were held several councils of the Anglo Saxon Church. The locality itself has never been successfully… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Councils of Lyons —     Councils of Lyons     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Councils of Lyons     Previous to 1313 the Abbé Martin counts no less than twenty eight synods or councils held at Lyons or at Anse near Lyons. The pretended colloquy between the Catholic and… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Councils of Orleans —     Councils of Orléans     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Councils of Orléans     Six national councils were held at Orléans in the Merovingian period.     I. At the first, convoked by Clovis (511), three three bishops assisted and passed thirty one… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Councils of Aquileia —     Councils of Aquileia     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Councils of Aquileia     A council held in 381, presided over by St. Valerian of Aquileia, and attended by thirty two bishops, among them St. Philastrius of Brescia and St. Justus of Lyons,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• General council — may refer to:In education:* General Council (Scottish university), an advisory body to each of the ancient universities of Scotland * General Council of the University of St Andrews, the corporate body of all graduates and senior academics of the …   Wikipedia