Athanasian Creed
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The Athanasian Creed is a Christian statement of faith from the early medieval period that provides a detailed and authoritative formulation of Trinitarian doctrine and the nature of Christ.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Athanasian Creed canonical | 35 |
| longer than Apostles Creed | 1 |
| longer than Nicene Creed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6476 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Athanasian Creed Context triple: [Episcopal Church, creed, Athanasian Creed]
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A.
Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed is an ancient Christian statement of faith, formulated at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople, that defines core doctrines about the Trinity and the nature of Christ and is widely used in liturgical worship across many denominations.
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B.
Apostles’ Creed
The Apostles’ Creed is an early and widely used statement of Christian faith that succinctly summarizes core doctrines about God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
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C.
Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
The Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed is a Western-added phrase asserting that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son, which became a major theological and ecclesiastical point of contention between Eastern and Western Christianity.
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D.
Holy Tradition
Holy Tradition is the living transmission of the faith, worship, and teachings of the Church, preserved and handed down through generations as a primary source of authority alongside Scripture.
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E.
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Athanasian Creed Target entity description: The Athanasian Creed is a Christian statement of faith from the early medieval period that provides a detailed and authoritative formulation of Trinitarian doctrine and the nature of Christ.
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A.
Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed is an ancient Christian statement of faith, formulated at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople, that defines core doctrines about the Trinity and the nature of Christ and is widely used in liturgical worship across many denominations.
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B.
Apostles’ Creed
The Apostles’ Creed is an early and widely used statement of Christian faith that succinctly summarizes core doctrines about God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
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C.
Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
The Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed is a Western-added phrase asserting that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son, which became a major theological and ecclesiastical point of contention between Eastern and Western Christianity.
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D.
Holy Tradition
Holy Tradition is the living transmission of the faith, worship, and teachings of the Church, preserved and handed down through generations as a primary source of authority alongside Scripture.
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E.
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian creed
ⓘ
confessional document ⓘ statement of faith ⓘ |
| affirmsCouncilTeaching |
Council of Chalcedon
ⓘ
First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Constantinople
First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Nicaea
|
| alsoKnownAs | Quicunque vult ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 5th–6th century ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | pseudonymous ⓘ |
| containsFormula |
this is the catholic faith
ⓘ
whoever wishes to be saved must hold the catholic faith ⓘ |
| containsSection |
Christological section
ⓘ
Trinitarian section ⓘ |
| doctrinalAuthorityStatus | highly authoritative in Western tradition ⓘ |
| emphasizesDoctrine |
co-equality of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
ⓘ
co-eternity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit ⓘ distinction of divine persons ⓘ full divinity of Christ ⓘ full humanity of Christ ⓘ Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
surface form:
hypostatic union
unity of divine essence ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| includedIn | Book of Concord ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal | Latin ⓘ |
| lengthComparedToOtherCreeds |
Athanasian Creed
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
longer than Apostles Creed
Athanasian Creed self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
longer than Nicene Creed
|
| likelyRegionOfComposition |
Gaul
ⓘ
Latin West ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Western liturgy ⓘ |
| modernScholarlyViewOfAuthorship | not written by Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ |
| openingWords | Quicunque vult salvus esse ⓘ |
| period | early medieval period ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
Christology
ⓘ
Trinitarian doctrine ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| soteriologicalClaim | holding the defined faith is necessary for salvation ⓘ |
| statusInAnglicanCommunion | included in Book of Common Prayer tradition ⓘ |
| statusInLutheranChurches | included in Book of Concord ⓘ |
| statusInRomanCatholicChurch | part of traditional corpus of creeds ⓘ |
| structure | series of doctrinal propositions ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
anti-Arian
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anti-Eutychian ⓘ anti-Nestorian ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ |
| usedByDenomination |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
some Reformed churches ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
longer than Apostles Creed
this entity surface form:
longer than Nicene Creed
subject surface form:
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subject surface form:
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subject surface form:
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subject surface form:
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