A city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon.

synonym: Lyon.

Dutch: Lyon
Polish: Lyon

The council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic Church.

synonym: Second Council of Lyons.

The council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land.

synonym: First Council of Lyons.