The first great ecumenical council of the Church, called by Constantine in 325 to resolve the Arian controversy. Through both persuasion and intimidation, Constantine secured agreement on the homoousios formula — that Christ is of one substance with the Father. Arius was officially condemned and his writings burned, and the date of Easter was also set.
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The first great ecumenical council of the Church, called by Constantine in 325 to resolve the Arian controversy. Through both persuasion and intimidation, Constantine secured agreement on the homoousios formula — that Christ is of one substance with the Father. Arius was officially condemned and his writings burned, and the date of Easter was also set.
“And so in 325, the first great council of the church was held at Nicaea.”
“The focal point of the city, and the entire Roman world, was the million, or first milestone.”
“To the east of it, he built the first great Christian church of the new capital, St.”
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