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First Council of Nicaea
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Church History: The Council of Nicaea (325AD)
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SOLMYR - The First Council of Nicaea
The First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325. Constantine I organized the council along the lines of the Roman Senate and presided over it, but did not cast any official vote.
Overview
Character and purpose
Attendees
Agenda and procedure
Arian controversy
Nicene Creed
Separation of Easter computation from Jewish calendar
Melitian schism
Promulgation of canon law
Effects of the council
Role of Constantine
Misconceptions
Disputed matters
Liturgical commemoration