Council of Nicaea

Historical Context Note

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The council was summoned by Constantine in order to establish the Christian creed in the context of numerous theological disputes such as Arianism. It was later ranked as the First Ecumenical Council.

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11541 Council of Nicaea 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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