Councils of Toledo (Concilia toletana). From the 5th to the i6th century about thirty synods, variously counted, were held at Toledo in Spain. The earliest, directed against Priscillianism, assembled in 400. The "third" synod of 589 marked the epoch-making conversion of King Reccared from Arianism to Roman Catholicism. The "fourth," in 633, probably under the presidency of the noted Isidore of Seville, regulated many matters of discipline, decreed uniformity of liturgy throughout the kingdom and took stringent measures against baptized Jews who had relapsed into their former faith. The " twelfth " council in 681 assured to the archbishop of Toledo the primacy of Spain. As nearly one hundred early canons of Toledo found a place in the Decretum Gratiani, they exerted an important influence on the development of ecclesiastical law. The synod of 1565 and 1566 concerned itself with the execution of the decrees of Trent; and the last council of Toledo, that of 1582 and 1583, was so guided in detail by Philip II. that the pope ordered the name of the royal commissioner to be expunged from the acts. A synod (also known as a council) is a council of a church, usually a Christian church, convened to decide an issue of doctrine or administration. ... This article is about the city in Spain named Toledo. ... Priscillian of Avila (died 385) was a Spanish theologian and the founder of a party which advocated strong asceticism. ... The Visigothic king Reccared (ruled 586—601) was the younger son of Liuvigild by his first marriage. ... Arianism was a Christological view held by followers of Arius in the early Christian Church, claiming that Jesus Christ and God the Father were not always contemporary, seeing the Son as a divine being, created by the Father (and consequently inferior to Him) at some point in time, before which... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... It has been suggested that Isidro be merged into this article or section. ... Look up canon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In Western culture, canon law is the law of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches. ... Trent is the name of several places: Trento in Italy, famous for the C16 Council of Trent trent logan Trent, Texas, USA Trent, South Dakota, USA Rivers: River Trent in the UK, or one of several other other Trent Rivers Other: Trent jet engine family manufactured by Rolls-Royce plc... See: Philip II of Macedon Philip II of Spain Philip II of France This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Catholic Church. ...

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