Decree of Union

Eastern Orthodoxy
Also known as: Union of Florence

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history of Eastern Orthodoxy

  • Jesus Christ: mosaic
    In Eastern Orthodoxy: Relations with the Western church

    …signatures of approval on the Decree of Union, also known as the Union of Florence (July 6, 1439). The metropolitan of Ephesus, Mark Eugenicus, alone refused to sign. Upon their return to Constantinople, most other delegates also renounced their acceptance of the council and no significant change occurred in the…

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