Research topic: First Council of Nicaea

First Council of Nicaea 325, 1st ecumenical council, convened by Roman Emperor Constantine the Great to solve the problems raised by Arianism . It has been said that 318 persons attended, but a more likely number is 225, including every Eastern bishop of importance, four Western bishops (among them Hosius of Córdoba, president of the council), and two papal legates. The chief figures at the council were Arius and his opponent, Athanasius . The council adopted, as a test of faith, a formula that seems to have been based on a simple baptismal creed presented possibly by Eu... Read more