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| rdfs:comment | - The First Council of Nicea was convened in Nicaea in Bithynia (present-day İznik in Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325. The Council was historically significant as the first effort to attain consensus in the church through an assembly representing all of Christendom.
- The First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD is the name given to a gathering of Christian leaders invited by Roman emperor Constantine the Great to work out what this 'Jesus Cult' (his words) was all about. You may think the answer would be simple like 'read the New Testament your majesty' but there was a confusion as to how God could be in heaven, a spirit and be walking around like a breathing, farting man at the same time. This had bothered Christians for the last few centuries and led to murderous feuds between the various factions claiming to be 'Christian'. Constantine hoped the council would sort this out and present an agreed set of Christian doctrines that everyone could agree on and kill all those who couldn't.
- The First Council of Nicaea, convoked by the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great in AD 325, was the first ecumenical conference of bishops of the Christian Church. The purpose of the council (also called a synod) was to resolve disagreements in the Church of Alexandria over the nature of Jesus in relationship to the Father: in particular whether Jesus was of the same or of similar substance as God the Father. St. Alexander of Alexandria took the first position; the popular presbyter Arius, from whom the term Arian controversy comes, took the second. The council decided against the Arians. Another result of the council was an agreement on the date of the Christian Passover, now called Easter, the most important feast of the Church's life. The council decided in favour of celebrating Passove
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| documents | - Original Nicene Creed and about 20 decrees
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| presided by | - St. Alexander of Alexandria
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| topics | - Arianism, celebration of Passover , Miletian schism, validity of baptism by heretics, lapsed Christians
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| abstract | - The First Council of Nicaea, convoked by the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great in AD 325, was the first ecumenical conference of bishops of the Christian Church. The purpose of the council (also called a synod) was to resolve disagreements in the Church of Alexandria over the nature of Jesus in relationship to the Father: in particular whether Jesus was of the same or of similar substance as God the Father. St. Alexander of Alexandria took the first position; the popular presbyter Arius, from whom the term Arian controversy comes, took the second. The council decided against the Arians. Another result of the council was an agreement on the date of the Christian Passover, now called Easter, the most important feast of the Church's life. The council decided in favour of celebrating Passover on the first Sunday after the spring equinox, independently of the Bible's Hebrew Calendar (see also Quartodecimanism), and authorized the Bishop of Alexandria (presumably using the Alexandrian calendar) to announce annually the exact date to his fellow bishops. The Council of Nicaea was historically significant because it was the first effort to attain consensus in the church through an assembly representing all of Christendom. "It was the first occasion for the development of technical Christology". Further, "Constantine in convoking and presiding over the council signaled a measure of imperial control over the church." With the creation of the Nicene Creed, a precedent was established for subsequent general councils to create a statement of belief and canons which was intended to become orthodox for all Christians. It would serve to unify the Church and provide a clear guideline over disputed matters on what it meant to be a practicing Christian, a momentous event in the history of the Church and subsequent history of Europe.
- The First Council of Nicea was convened in Nicaea in Bithynia (present-day İznik in Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325. The Council was historically significant as the first effort to attain consensus in the church through an assembly representing all of Christendom.
- The First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD is the name given to a gathering of Christian leaders invited by Roman emperor Constantine the Great to work out what this 'Jesus Cult' (his words) was all about. You may think the answer would be simple like 'read the New Testament your majesty' but there was a confusion as to how God could be in heaven, a spirit and be walking around like a breathing, farting man at the same time. This had bothered Christians for the last few centuries and led to murderous feuds between the various factions claiming to be 'Christian'. Constantine hoped the council would sort this out and present an agreed set of Christian doctrines that everyone could agree on and kill all those who couldn't. It seemed a simple idea on papyrus but Constantine hadn't factored in the Christian habit of libellous invective and off-hand condemnation of anything that didn't agree with a particular world view. If the idea of a church council was to find a common approach to a particular problem then Constantine had been woefully misinformed. Nicaea would be the first of many future meetings of Christians where opponents would attack each other bibles, incense bottles and crucifixes in attempts to resolve theological arguments with two put downs and an arm lock submission. Perhaps Constantine would have better advised to stick with his first love - the taste of ice cold Sol Invictus, the unquenchable Mexican beer.
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