Eighteenth Council of Toledo
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The Eighteenth Council of Toledo was the last of the councils of Toledo
Councils of Toledo
Councils of Toledo . From the 5th century to the 7th century, about thirty synods, variously counted, were held at Toledo in what would come to be part of Spain. The earliest, directed against Priscillianism, assembled in 400. The "third" synod of 589 marked the epoch-making conversion of King...

 held in Visigothic Spain
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 before the Moorish conquest and perhaps the last of the Siglo de Concilios, that is, the seventh century. It was held after the Seventeenth Council
Seventeenth Council of Toledo
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 in 694 and before the coming of the Moors in 711, probably in 703 during the reign of King Witiza
Wittiza
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 (701–710) or his co-reign with his father, Ergica
Ergica
Egica, Ergica, or Egicca was the Visigoth King of Hispania and Septimania from 687 until his death. He was the son of Ariberga, and the brother in law of Wamba.He was married Egica, Ergica, or Egicca (c. 610 – 701x703) was the Visigoth King of Hispania and Septimania from 687 until his...

, from 693. It was presided over by Gunderic, Archbishop of Toledo
Gunderic, Archbishop of Toledo
Gunderic was the Archbishop of Toledo briefly between Felix and Sindered from about 701. He was a Visigoth and is highly praised in the Chronicle of 754, according to which he was a holy man who performed many miracles...

.

An account of the acts of the council was preserved through the Middle Ages
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, but was lost and is no longer extant. The issues dealt with are likewise lost, but it is presumed that the problems Witiza experienced with the church stem from this council. It is just possible that its acta were suppressed because of their tendentious nature. Later sources accuse Witiza of trying to force priests to marry.

Sources

  • Collins, Roger. Visigothic Spain, 409–711. Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
  • Thompson, E. A. The Goths in Spain. Clarendon Press: Oxford
    Oxford
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    , 1969.
  • Martínez Diez, Gonzalo. La colección canónica Hispana. Madrid
    Madrid
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    , 1966.
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