The Greek Patristic Testimonia Presented at the Council of Florence (1439) in Support of the Filioque Reconsidered

REB 58 2000 France p. 149-165 Alexander Alexakis, The Greek Patristic Testimonia Presented at the Council of Florence (1439) in Support of the Filioque Reconsidered. — The Union of the Churches effected at the Council of Ferrara-Florence was the result of discussions and negociations, based largely on the writings of early fathers. This paper argues that the Greek patristic testimonia that were presented by the Latins in support of the Filioque had been collected by the Greek followers of Maximos the Confessor back in the mid-7th century AD in the times of Pope Theodore (643-649 AD).L'Union des Églises réalisée au Concile de Ferrare-Florence fut le résultat de discussions et de négociations fondées largement sur les écrits des premiers Pères de l'Église. Cet article montre que les testimonia présentés par les Latins en faveur du filioque avaient été réunis dans l'entourage grec de Maxime le Confesseur, dès le milieu du 7e siècle, au temps du pape Théodore (643-649 AD).Alexakis Alexander. The Greek Patristic Testimonia Presented at the Council of Florence (1439) in Support of the Filioque Reconsidered. In: Revue des études byzantines, tome 58, 2000. pp. 149-165