Council of Thela (AD 418)
| Date | 24 May 418 |
| Location | Thela |
| Number of Participants | around 30 |
| Chaired by | Donatianus of Theleft |
| Purpose | most likely to discuss the Pelagian issue, in order to prepare for the upcoming Council of Carthage (418) |
| Key Events | The surviving acts only relate that the council read a circular letter from Pope Siricius concerning the decisions made at the Council of Rome (386) |
Surviving Documents:
Letter and Canons (C. Munier, Concilia Africae a.345-a.425 (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974), pp. 58-63.)
Bibliography
Munier, Ch., “Thela,” in The Encyclopedia of the Early Church (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992)
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