Event

First Council of Nicaea: Constantine summons an ecumenical council of bishops in Nicaea (Turkey)

20 May 325 · 40.43° N, 29.72° E

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When
20 May 325
Kind
Event
Coordinates
40.43° N, 29.72° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, First Council of Nicaea.

Summary

First Council of Nicaea: Constantine summons an ecumenical council of bishops in Nicaea (Turkey). The Nicene Creed, adopted on June 19, declares that the members of the Trinity (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit) are equal. The council decides that Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Arius is exiled to Illyria; his works are confiscated and consigned to the flames.

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