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An '''Ecumenical Council''' (also sometimes '''Oecumenical Council''') or '''general council''' is a meeting of the [[bishop]]s of the church of the whole world who have come together to discuss matters of Church doctrine and practice.
An '''Ecumenical Council''' (also sometimes '''Oecumenical Council''') or '''general council''' is a meeting of the [[bishop]]s of the church of the whole world who have come together to discuss matters of Church doctrine and practice.
The word is from the [[Greek language]] "{{polytonic|Οικουμένη}}", which means "inhabited", and was originally an other name for the territory of the [[Roman Empire]], because the earliest councils were all called in by [[Roman Emperor]]s. In later times it was used in the sense of "world-wide" or "general."
The word is from the [[Greek language]] "{{polytonic|Οικουμένη}}", which means "inhabited", and was originally an other name for the territory of the [[Roman Empire]], because the earliest councils were all called in by [[Roman Emperor]]s. In later times it was used in the sense of "world-wide" or "general."
[[File:Good shepherd m2.jpg|thumb|220px|Fourth-century inscription, representing Christ as the Good Shepherd.]]
[[File:Good shepherd m2.jpg|thumb|220px|Fourth-century inscription, representing Christ as the Good Shepherd.]]
The period of [[Christianity]] from the [[First Council of Nicaea]] (325) to the [[Second Council of Nicaea]] (787) is called the period of the Seven Ecumenical Councils.
The period of [[Christianity]] from the [[First Council of Nicaea]] (325) to the [[Second Council of Nicaea]] (787) is called the period of the Seven Ecumenical Councils.
* 1. [[First Council of Nicaea]], ([[325]]) adopted the [[Nicene Creed]].
* 1. [[First Council of Nicaea]], ([[325]]) adopted the [[Nicene Creed]].
** [[Quinisext Council]] (= Fifth and Sixth) or Council in [[Trullo]], ([[692]]); this council is accepted by the Eastern Orthodox Church as a part of the Third Council of Constantinople, but is rejected by Catholics.
** [[Quinisext Council]] (= Fifth and Sixth) or Council in [[Trullo]], ([[692]]); this council is accepted by the Eastern Orthodox Church as a part of the Third Council of Constantinople, but is rejected by Catholics.
* 7. [[Second Council of Nicaea]], ([[787]]); restoration of the veneration of [[icon]]s and end of the first [[iconoclasm]]. It is rejected by many Protestant denominations, who instead prefer the Council of Constantinople of 754, which condemned the veneration of icons.
* 7. [[Second Council of Nicaea]], ([[787]]); restoration of the veneration of [[icon]]s and end of the first [[iconoclasm]]. It is rejected by many Protestant denominations, who instead prefer the Council of Constantinople of 754, which condemned the veneration of icons.
== Further reading==
== Further reading==
* Tanner, Norman P. ''The Councils of the Church'', ISBN 0-8245-1904-3.
* Tanner, Norman P. ''The Councils of the Church'', {{ISBN|0-8245-1904-3}}.
* Tanner, Norman P. ''Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils'', ISBN 0-87840-490-2.
* Tanner, Norman P. ''Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils'', {{ISBN|0-87840-490-2}}.
== Other websites ==
== Other websites ==
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