What was the main goal of the Council of Ferrara-Florence?
Canonizing saints
Establishing new religious orders
Reuniting Eastern and Western Churches
Reforming the papacy
Answer
The main goal of the Council of Ferrara-Florence was to reunite the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches, which had been divided since the Great Schism of 1054. Bessarion played a significant role as a mediator during the council.
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