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A church council is held in the basilica of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036) in Paris (northern Gaul) in 573. Written in Latin in Paris.

Evidence ID

E08514

Type of Evidence

Canonical and legal texts

Council of Paris, 573

After the subscriptions of the bishops taking part:

Subscripta constitutio in basilica domni Petri, indictione supra scripta, Parisius.

'Decision signed in the basilica of Lord Peter, in the indiction written above, in Paris.'

Text: De Clercq 1963, 215.
Translation: David Lambert.

Cult Places

Cult building - independent (church)

Activities accompanying Cult

Meetings and gatherings of the clergy

Protagonists in Cult and Narratives

Ecclesiastics - bishops

Source

This council was held on 11 September 573 (De Clercq 1963, 211). It dealt specifically with the jurisdiction of certain episcopal sees, but this appears to have been a proxy for a dispute between Kings Guntram and Sigibert (Gregory of Tours, Histories 4.47). Though the actual acts of the council are not extant, three letters written to or by the assembled bishops survive. The reference to the basilica of Peter comes at the end of a letter to Egidius, bishop of Reims, communicating the decisions of the council.

Discussion

The basilica of Peter in Paris had originally been dedicated to all the Apostles (see E02031). It was also the site of the Council of Paris held in 614 (E08391).

Bibliography

Edition:
De Clercq, C., Concilia Galliae, a. 511-a. 696 (Corpus Christianorum Series Latina 148A; Turnhout, 1963).

Record Created By

David Lambert

Date of Entry

10/11/2023

Related Saint Records

ID	Name	Name in Source	Identity
S00036	Peter, the Apostle	Petrus	Certain

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