The councils of Saragossa (Latin: ''Concilia Caesaraugustana'') were a series of Christian councils held in Zaragoza, in what is now Spain. In or about 380 a council of Spanish and Aquitanian bishops adopted at Saragossa eight canons bearing more or less directly on the prevalent heresy of Priscillianism. A second council, held by Maximus of Zaragoza in 592, solved practical problems incident to the recent conversion of the West Goths from

Arianism Arianism ( grc-x-koine, Ἀρειανισμός, ) is a Christological doctrine first attributed to Arius (), a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt. Arian theology holds that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who was begotten by God ...

to Chalcedonian Christianity. The third council, in 691, issued five canons on discipline. In 1318 a provincial

synod A synod () is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word ''wikt:synod, synod'' comes from the meaning "assembly" or "meeting" and is analogous with the Latin ...

proclaimed the elevation of Zaragoza to the rank of an archbishopric; and from September 1565 to February 1566 a similar synod made known the decrees of the Council of Trent.

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, ''Canones apostolorum et conciliorum saeculorum'' iv., v., vi., vii., pars altera (Berlin, 1839) * Pius Bonifacius Gams, ''Die Kirchengeschichte von Spanien'' (Regensburg, 1862-1879). * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saragossa 380 380s in the Roman Empire 4th century in Hispania 592 6th century in the Visigothic Kingdom 691 7th century in the Visigothic Kingdom 1565 in Christianity 1565 in Spain 1566 in Christianity 1566 in Spain Catholic Church councils held in Spain 4th-century church councils 6th-century church councils 7th-century church councils 14th-century Catholic Church councils 16th-century Catholic Church councils

Councils A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/ shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or nati ...

Ancient Christian controversies Priscillianism Spain in the Roman era