The Council of Shirakavan (or Shirakawan) (Armenian: Շիրակավանի ժողով, romanized: Širakavani žoġov) was a union council held between the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the Syriac Jacobite Church from April to October 862 in the Armenian city of Shirakavan.[1] The purpose of the council was to seek unity among these three Churches and to clarify the Christological positions upheld by the Armenian Apostolic Church and, to a lesser extent, by the Syriac Jacobite Church.
The council was made possible by the support of the leaders of the different Churches, Photios I of Constantinople and Zacharias I of Armenia.[1][2] The backing of the Bagratid King of Armenia, Ashot the Great, further strengthened the possibility of the council, which finally took place in 862. Photios later considered this council a success, but it was forgotten due to changes in political alliances and the Abbasid support for Ashot.[3][4]
However, even if it was forgotten after taking place, the council is still recognized by the Armenian Apostolic Church.[5]
^ abIgor Dorfmann-Lazaref, Arméniens et Byzantins à l'époque de Photius : deux débats théologiques après le Triomphe de l'orthodoxie, éd. Peeters, 2006
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