CHURCH_DOCUMENT
First Council of Nicaea
Document of the Catholic Church
The first ecumenical council, convened by Emperor Constantine in 325. It condemned Arianism and defined that the Son is consubstantial (homoousios) with the Father — true God from true God — promulgating the original form of the Nicene Creed. It also fixed a common method for calculating the date of Easter.
key Themes
- Arianism condemned
- Divinity of Christ
- Nicene Creed
- Date of Easter
document Type
council_document
issuing Authority
Catholic Church
issued Date
0325-01-01
canonical Url
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea