Fourth Council of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox)

Fourth Council Of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox)

The Fourth Council of Constantinople, as accepted by Eastern Orthodox churches as the Eighth Ecumenical Council, was held in 879–880. It confirmed the reinstatement of Photius as Patriarch of Constantinople.

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