The Jassy council revises Mogila's confession
About this date: 1642 is the council's reception of a modified confession, not its first composition.
A council at Jassy approves a modified version of Peter Mogila's Confession of Faith.
Historical context
The episode belongs to Orthodox engagement with Latin educational methods and confessional debates. Revision and reception matter as much as the author's original formulation.
Key points
- Mogila's writings had been considered at Kiev in 1640.
- The Jassy approval concerns a modified text.
- The episode should be distinguished from the later Synod of Jerusalem in 1672.
People
- Peter Mogila
Sources and further reading
- Saint Peter Mogila
Identifies the 1642 revision and its Orthodox reception.