Councils of Nîmes
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The Councils of Nîmes (Latin: Concilia Nemausensia) is the name given to a series of four religious synods that took place in Nîmes, southern France, during the Middle Ages.
The four councils took place in 394, 886, 1096, and 1284.
- The First Council of 394 (referred to by Sulpicius Severus) resulted in the adoption of seven canons on church discipline, including the forbidding of female deaconesses.
- The Second Council of 886 is considered to be of little historical importance
- The Third Council of July 1096 was presided over by Pope Urban II, and resulted in the adoption of sixteen disciplinary canons.
- The Fourth Council of 1284 is considered to be of little historical importance.
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
