Fifth_Council_of_Constantinople
Fifth Council of Constantinople
1341–1351 ecclesiastical council
Fifth Council of Constantinople is a name given to a series of six councils held in the Byzantine capital Constantinople between 1341 and 1351, to deal with a dispute concerning the mystical doctrine of Hesychasm. These are referred to also as the Hesychast councils or the Palamite councils, since they discussed the theology of Gregory Palamas, whom Barlaam of Seminara opposed in the first of the series, and others in the succeeding five councils.
The result of these councils is accepted as having the authority of an ecumenical council by Eastern Orthodox Christians.[1]