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Council of Basel

Catholic ecumenical council convoked by Pope Martin V in February 1431, subsequently moved to Florence in 1439

  • Dated 14 December 1431 CE – January 1449 CE

Where it took place

The places its record gives. A location, not a claim about what happened there.

  1. Basel ↗ city on the Rhine in Switzerland
  2. Lausanne ↗ capital city of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

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