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Research atlas for early Christianity. Claims are tagged attested, traditional, or disputed. Copyrighted full texts, including CCEL editions, are not included.

council-site

Elvira (Illiberis)

near Granada, Spain

37.177, -3.598

Disputed. The council is real; both its date and the precise archaeological site are uncertain.

Elvira (Illiberis), now
Now. Jmdigne. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elvira (Illiberis), then
Then. Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The site of an early Spanish council, usually placed just before or around 306. Its exact modern footprint is inferred from the ancient name Illiberis.

Sources

No separate modern citation is attached to this place. The confidence note above is the atlas summary of the evidence.

Cited notes

  • 305. Synod of Elvira, earliest Spanish canons (date uncertain).

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synod_of_Elvira · Unverified in the source note

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