Council of Nicea

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ecumenical council
gptkbp:addressed the role of bishops
gptkbp:addresses church governance
gptkbp:availableIn Arian_teachings
gptkbp:callsFor the_Arian_controversy
gptkbp:contributedTo Christian_unity
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:the_Trinity
gptkbp:discusses the nature of Christ
homoousios
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:established date of Easter
Nicene faith
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:First_Council_of_Constantinople
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Roman_Empire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Council of Nicea
gptkbp:influenced political factors
future councils
Christian_doctrine
gptkbp:involved over 300 bishops
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for Christian_doctrine
Christian_leaders
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for subsequent_Christian_councils
gptkbp:is_a_source_of address Arianism
gptkbp:is_attended_by bishops
delegates from various regions
theologians and bishops from across the empire
gptkbp:is_characterized_by debate and discussion
gptkbp:is_essential_for the establishment of church authority
the_development_of_Christian_theology
gptkbp:is_referenced_in later theological discussions
gptkbp:keyEvent Christian_history
the_formation_of_Christian_identity
gptkbp:landmark the_development_of_Christian_orthodoxy
gptkbp:led_to Council of Chalcedon
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nicaea
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Athanasius_of_Alexandria
Eusebius of Caesarea
Hosius of Corduba
gptkbp:outcome condemnation_of_Arianism
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Emperor_Constantine_I
unity in the church
the_relationship_between_God_the_Father_and_Jesus_Christ
gptkbp:precedent ecumenical gatherings
gptkbp:produces gptkb:Nicene_Creed
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:resultedIn Canons_of_the_Council
gptkbp:significance first ecumenical council
gptkbp:significantEvent the early church's history
the_history_of_Christianity
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for the_spread_of_Nicene_Christianity
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the theological disputes of the time
the need for doctrinal clarity
the rise of heresies
the challenges facing the early church.
gptkbp:was_marked_by beginning_of_Christian_orthodoxy
gptkbp:year 325