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17:03, December 17, 2004 The '''Ninth Ecumenical Council''' actually consisted of a series of councils, held in Constantinople in [[1341]], [[1347]] and [[1351]], which exonerated St. [[Gregory Palamas]]'s [[hesychasm|hesychastic]] theology and condemned the rationalistic philosophy of [[Barlaam of Calabria]]. Sometimes also referred to as the '''Fifth Council of Constantinople''', the result of these councils is regarded as the Ninth Ecumenical Council by Orthodox Christians.
== External links ==
[http://www.geocities.com/trvalentine/orthodox/8-9synods.html The Eighth and Ninth Ecumenical Councils]