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The First Council of Nicaea (325 AD)

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The First Council of Nicaea (325 AD)

First Council of Nicaea · 325 AD

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Nicene

The first ecumenical council, convened by Emperor Constantine, which condemned Arianism and produced the original Nicene Creed.

Table of Contents

1The Nicene Creed 2Canon I 3Canon II 4Canon III 5Canon IV 6Canon V 7Canon VI 8Canon VII 9Canon VIII 10Canon IX 11Canon X 12Canon XI 13Canon XII 14Canon XIII 15Canon XIV 16Canon XV 17Canon XVI 18Canon XVII 19Canon XVIII 20Canon XIX 21Canon XX 22The Captions of the Arabic Canons Attributed to the Council of Nice 23Proposed Action on Clerical Celibacy 24The Synodal Letter 25On the Keeping of Easter