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The Fourth Ecumenical Council: [[Council of Chalcedon]] 451 called by the Roman Emperor of the East [[Marcian]], influenced by his wife Saint Pulcheria, in coordination with Pope [[Saint Leo the Great]].
 
The Fourth Ecumenical Council: [[Council of Chalcedon]] 451 called by the Roman Emperor of the East [[Marcian]], influenced by his wife Saint Pulcheria, in coordination with Pope [[Saint Leo the Great]].
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The Fifth Ecumenical Council: [[Constantinople II|Second Council of Constantinople]] 553 summoned by The emperor [[Justinian]] and Pope [[Vigilius]].
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The Fifth Ecumenical Council: [[Constantinople II|Second Council of Constantinople]] 553 summoned by The emperor [[Justinian]] and Pope [[Vigilius]]. The Roman pontiff refused to take part in the council, because Justinian had summoned bishops in equal numbers from each of the five patriarchal sees, so that there would be many more eastern than western bishops present, and Eutychius, patriarch of Constantinople, presided.  
    
The Sixth Ecumenical Council: [[Constantinople III|Third Council of Constantimople]] 680-681
 
The Sixth Ecumenical Council: [[Constantinople III|Third Council of Constantimople]] 680-681
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