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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin, from [[Latin]], room that can be locked up, from com- + clavis key | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin, from [[Latin]], room that can be locked up, from com- + clavis key | ||
| − | *Date: [ | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1524] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
| − | *1 : a [[private]] meeting or [[secret]] assembly; especially : a meeting of [ | + | *1 : a [[private]] meeting or [[secret]] assembly; especially : a meeting of [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholicism Roman Catholic] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_Cardinals cardinals] secluded continuously while [[choosing]] a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope pope] |
*2 : a gathering of a [[group]] or [[association]] | *2 : a gathering of a [[group]] or [[association]] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | A papal '''conclave''' is a meeting of the [ | + | A papal '''conclave''' is a meeting of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_Cardinals College of Cardinals] [[Convention|convened]] to elect a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_of_Rome Bishop of Rome], who becomes the pope, when there is a vacancy in the office. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope pope] is considered by Catholics to be the successor of [[Peter, the Apostle|Saint Peter]] and [[earth]]ly head of the Catholic Church. The conclave is the oldest ongoing [[method]] for choosing the [[leader]] of an [[institution]]. |
| − | A [[history]] of [[political]] [[interference]] in these [[election]]s and consequently long vacancies between [ | + | A [[history]] of [[political]] [[interference]] in these [[election]]s and consequently long vacancies between [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope popes], and most [[immediately]] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_election,_1268-1271 interregnum of 1268–1271], prompted the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Council_of_Lyons Second Council of Lyons] to [[decree]] in 1274 that the electors should be locked in seclusion cum clave ([[Latin]] for "with a key"), and not permitted to leave until a new Bishop of Rome had been elected. Conclaves are now held in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel Sistine Chapel] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Vatican Palace of the Vatican].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conclave] |
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:40, 12 December 2020
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, room that can be locked up, from com- + clavis key
- Date: 1524
Definitions
- 1 : a private meeting or secret assembly; especially : a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals secluded continuously while choosing a pope
- 2 : a gathering of a group or association
Description
A papal conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a Bishop of Rome, who becomes the pope, when there is a vacancy in the office. The pope is considered by Catholics to be the successor of Saint Peter and earthly head of the Catholic Church. The conclave is the oldest ongoing method for choosing the leader of an institution.
A history of political interference in these elections and consequently long vacancies between popes, and most immediately the interregnum of 1268–1271, prompted the Second Council of Lyons to decree in 1274 that the electors should be locked in seclusion cum clave (Latin for "with a key"), and not permitted to leave until a new Bishop of Rome had been elected. Conclaves are now held in the Sistine Chapel in the Palace of the Vatican.[1]
