Christian History: The Council Of Trent in full: Session VIII (8)



  • The session took place on March 11, 1547, during a time of health concerns for the prelates.
  • Many prelates expressed fear for their lives due to a disease, prompting a request for relocation.
  • A decision was made to transfer the Council to Bologna for safety and better health conditions.
  • The next session is scheduled for April 21 in Bologna, with plans to reassess the location later.

Session 8: CONCERNING THE TRANSLATION OF THE COUNCIL Celebrated on the eleventh day of the month of March, in the year MDXLVII. Doth it please you to decree and declare, that, from the foregoing statements and other allegations, a disease of the kind stated is so plainly and notoriously certain, that the prelates cannot without danger of their lives remain in this city, and that therefore they cannot and ought not to be detained therein against their wills? And considering…

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