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Council Building (Konzil), Constance

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Council Building (Konzil), Constance

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  • Location: Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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    April 11, 2017

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    In the years 1414 to 1418 took place in Constance the largest congress of the Middle Ages, the 16th Ecumenical Council for the election of a pope. It was at the same time the only papal election on German soil. Constance was selected because it was a bishopric. In the built from 1388 to 1391 "department store", which is today called "Council" was elected on November 11, 1417 Pope Martin V.
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    More information under the following link:
    konzil-konstanz.de/historie/konzilgesch/konzilgesch.html
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    The Council has always been a place of encounter and diversity. In its more than 600-year history, it served both as an important transhipment point for goods on the way to and from the south, and as the only election site for a pope in Germany.
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    Location: Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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