Synod of Grado
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The Synod of Grado was a Synod held in 579 by bishops loyal to the Patriarch of Aquileia
. It was held in Grado
as the Patriarch had fled there after the Lombard
invasion of Northern Italy. The Synod helped to prolong the schism of the Three Chapters
.
It is also known in some sources as one of the Councils of Aquileia
.
Patriarch of Aquileia
The Patriarch of Aquileia was an office in the Roman Catholic Church. During the Middle Ages the Patriarchate of Aquileia was a temporal state in Northern Italy. The Patriarchate of Aquileia as a church office was suppressed in 1752....
. It was held in Grado
Grado, Italy
Grado is a town and comune in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located on a peninsula of the Adriatic Sea between Venice and Trieste....
as the Patriarch had fled there after the Lombard
Lombards
The Lombards , also referred to as Longobards, were a Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin, who from 568 to 774 ruled a Kingdom in Italy...
invasion of Northern Italy. The Synod helped to prolong the schism of the Three Chapters
Schism of the Three Chapters
The Schism of the Three Chapters was a schism that affected the Roman Catholic Church in North Italy lasting from 553 to 698 AD, although the area out of communion with Rome contracted throughout that time...
.
It is also known in some sources as one of the Councils of Aquileia
Councils of Aquileia
In the history of Christianity and later of the Roman Catholic Church, there have been several Councils of Aquileia. The Roman city of Aquileia at the head of the Adriatic is the seat of an ancient episcopal see, seat of the Patriarch of Aquileia....
.