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Which council do Eastern Orthodox regard as legitimate, reversing the former?

  • First Council of Constantinople

  • Second Council of Constantinople

  • Third Council of Constantinople

  • Fourth Council of Constantinople

Answer

The Fourth Council of Constantinople, which was held in 869-870, is regarded as legitimate by Eastern Orthodox Christians. The council reversed the decisions of the previous council, which had been held in 867 and had been presided over by the patriarch Photius. The Fourth Council of Constantinople restored the deposed patriarch Ignatius to his position and condemned Photius as a heretic.
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