Council of Constantinople of 360

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The Council of Constantinople of 360 was an Arian-leaning ecclesiastical assembly in the Eastern Roman Empire that sought to resolve Trinitarian controversies by promoting a non-Nicene creed.

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instanceOf 4th-century church council
ecclesiastical council
aimedTo resolve Trinitarian controversies
alsoKnownAs Council of Constantinople (360)
Council of Constantinople under Constantius II
Second Council of Constantinople of 360
attendedBy Arian bishops
Homoian bishops
chronologicallyLocatedIn 4th century
concernsDoctrine Christology
Trinity
dateApproximate AD 360
follows Council of Rimini
Council of Seleucia
Council of Sirmium
geographicallyLocatedIn Byzantium
Thrace
hadOutcome deposition or marginalization of some pro-Nicene bishops
imperial endorsement of Homoian formula
hasHistoricalSignificance consolidated imperial support for non-Nicene theology before 381
illustrates tension between imperial policy and Nicene orthodoxy
hasPoliticalContext imperial intervention in church doctrine
hasReligiousTradition Christianity
hasTheologicalOrientation Arian-leaning
non-Nicene
hasYear 360
isPartOf Arian controversy
Trinitarian controversy of the 4th century
languageOfProceedings Greek
notRecognizedAsEcumenicalBy Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
opposedBy Nicene bishops
positionOnHomoousios rejected the Nicene term homoousios
positionOnSon affirmed the Son is like the Father without specifying essence
precedes First Council of Constantinople of 381
promulgated creed omitting the term homoousios
non-Nicene creed
recognizedBy Arian and Homoian factions
relatedTo Arianism
Council of Nicaea of 325
First Council of Constantinople of 381
Homoian creed
resultedIn temporary dominance of Homoian creed in the Eastern Empire
tookPlaceDuringReignOf Constantius II
tookPlaceIn Constantinople
Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
wasConvenedBy Constantius II

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Council of Seleucia followedBy Council of Constantinople of 360
Council of Seleucia relatedTo Council of Constantinople (360)
linked to: Council of Constantinople of 360
Acacius of Caesarea participatedIn Council of Constantinople (360)
linked to: Council of Constantinople of 360
Council of Constantinople of 360 alsoKnownAs Second Council of Constantinople of 360
linked to: Council of Constantinople of 360
Council of Constantinople of 360 alsoKnownAs Council of Constantinople (360)
linked to: Council of Constantinople of 360
Council of Constantinople of 360 alsoKnownAs Council of Constantinople under Constantius II
linked to: Council of Constantinople of 360