NICAEA, COUNCIL OF


Meaning of NICAEA, COUNCIL OF in English

n.

(AD 325) First ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held at Nicaea (now Iznik, Turkey).

Called by Emperor Constantine I , the council condemned Arianism and drew up the Nicene Creed . It failed to set a uniform date for Easter.

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