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Third Council of Carthage

Date
397
Place
Carthage, North Africa

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What it decided

Meeting on 28 August 397, with Augustine present, it adopted the summary of the canons of Hippo (393), including the list of canonical books of the Old and New Testaments with the deuterocanonical books.

Convoked by
Aurelius, bishop of Carthage

Who recognises it

None (regional African council)