where was the third council of constantinople held
Third Council of Constantinople On 7 November 680, a mere 37 bishops and a number of presbyters convened in the imperial palace, in the domed hall called the Trullus. The Patriarchs of Constantinople and of Antioch participated in person, whereas the patriarchates of Alexandria and Jerusalem were represented by Byzantine appointees (because of the Saracen Muslim conquest there was at this date no patriarch in either of these sees). The Pope and a council he had held in Rome were represented (as was normal at eastern ecumenical councils) by a few priests and bishops. In its opening session, the council assumed the authority of an Ecumenical Council. The Emperor attended and presided over the first eleven sessions, took part in the discussions and returned for the closing session on 16 September 681, attended by 151 bishops.[2]
History of the Catholic Church During the 11th century, the Eastâ€“West schism permanently divided Christianity.[85] It arose over a dispute on whether Constantinople or Rome held jurisdiction over the church in Sicily and led to mutual excommunications in 1054.[85] The Western (Latin) branch of Christianity has since become known as the Catholic Church, while the Eastern (Greek) branch became known as the Orthodox Church.[86][87] The Second Council of Lyon (1274) and the Council of Florence (1439) both failed to heal the schism.[88] Some Eastern churches have since reunited with the Catholic Church, and others claim never to have been out of communion with the pope.[87][89] Officially, the two churches remain in schism, although excommunications were mutually lifted in 1965.[90]