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The First Council of Constantinople (381 AD)

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The First Council of Constantinople (381 AD)

First Council of Constantinople · 381 AD

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Nicene

The second ecumenical council, which affirmed the divinity of the Holy Spirit and expanded the Nicene Creed.

Table of Contents

1The Holy Creed Which the 150 Holy Fathers Set Forth, Which is Consonant with the Holy and Great Synod of Nice 2Historical Note on the Lost “Tome” of the Second Council 3Letter of the Same Holy Synod to the Most Pious Emperor Theodosius the Great, to Which are Appended the Canons Enacted by Them 4Introduction on the Number of the Canons 5Canon I 6Canon II 7Canon III 8Canon IV 9Canon V 10Canon VI 11Warning to the Reader Touching Canon VII 12Canon VII 13The Synodical Letter