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The Sixth Ecumenical Council: [[Constantinople III|Third Council of Constantinople]] 680-681 the Emperor [[Constantine IV]] in agreement with Pope [[Saint Agatho]], decided it was time to call another General Council, especially in light of the growing threat of [[Islam]]ism. The Council was convened with over 200 bishops.
The Sixth Ecumenical Council: [[Constantinople III|Third Council of Constantinople]] 680-681 the Emperor [[Constantine IV]] in agreement with Pope [[Saint Agatho]], decided it was time to call another General Council, especially in light of the growing threat of [[Islam]]ism. The Council was convened with over 200 bishops.
The Seventh Ecumenical Council: [[Nicaea II|Second Council of Nicaea]] 787
The Seventh Ecumenical Council: [[Nicaea II|Second Council of Nicaea]] 787 was called by the Empress Irene, widow of the late Emperor Leo IV and mother of the Emperor Constantine IV, to quell the growing violent unrest against those Eastern Bishops who were spreading the heresy of [[Iconoclasm]] supported by [[Emperor Leo III]], who had been fiercely condemned by Pope [[Hadrian I]], as well as by his predecessors Popes [[Gregory II]] and Pope [[Gregory III]].
The Eighth Ecumenical Council: [[Constantinople IV|Fourth Council of Constantinople]] 869-870
The Eighth Ecumenical Council: [[Constantinople IV|Fourth Council of Constantinople]] 869-870