Nicea I
When and where
325
in Nicea (Now Iznik, Turkey, 70 miles from Constantinople on
the
Asiatic shore of the Bosporus)
Crisis or controversy
Christ
was a pure creature; made out of nothing; liable to fall;
the Son of God by adoption, not by
nature: Arianism.
Attendees
318 bishops, and the following notables:
Convened: Constantine I, Emperor;
Eusebius of Caesarea, historian;
St. Athanasius, theologian;
Ratified: Silvester I, Pope.
Convened: Constantine I, Emperor;
Eusebius of Caesarea, historian;
St. Athanasius, theologian;
Ratified: Silvester I, Pope.
Decrees and resolutions
The Nicene Creed;
The Consubstantiality of the Word: homousion with the Father;
Solved how the date of Easter should be calculated.
The Consubstantiality of the Word: homousion with the Father;
Solved how the date of Easter should be calculated.
