Council of Vienne
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The Council of Vienne was the fifteenth ecumenical council of the Catholic Church and met between 1311 and 1312 in Vienne, France. One of its principal acts was to withdraw papal support for the Knights Templar at the instigation of Philip IV of France. The Council, unable to decide on a course of action, tabled the discussion. In March 1312 Philip arrived and pressured the Council and Clement to act. Clement passed papal bulls dissolving the Templar Order, confiscating their lands, and labeling them heretics.
Council of Vienne
Cathedral of Vienne
Pope Clement V
Seal of the Knights Templar
Vienne, Isère
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Vienne is a town in southeastern France, located 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Lyon, at the confluence of the Gère and the Rhône. It is the fourth-largest commune in the Isère department, of which it is a subprefecture alongside La Tour-du-Pin. Vienne was a major centre of the Roman Empire under the Latin name Vienna.
Image: Vienne Quai du Rhône, église Saint André le Bas et chapelle Notre Dame de la Salette, depuis Saint Romain en Gal
Image: Jefferson contemple le temple
Image: Cathédrale Saint Maurice (Vienne, 2022)
Image: Jardin de Cybèle