The seventeen-hundredth anniversary of the Council of Nicaea provides the opportunity to not only study the significance of the Council but to share it with

A discussion of the proceedings of the Council of Nicaea, the main figures who attended the Council, and later legends attached to the Council.

The Creed issued at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD simply states that “[we believe] in the Holy Spirit.” The Council of Constantinople (381

Next to the Creed, the issue of a common date for the celebration of Easter was a crucial topic at the Council. Most Christians celebrated

Usually overlooked, the Council of Nicaea issued twenty disciplinary, organizational, and liturgical decisions that would impact the life of the Church moving forward. Fr. Bartholomew

A common misconception surrounding the Council of Nicaea is its supposed role in deciding which books should be included in the New Testament. Bruce Beck,

Regardless of how one understands or interprets the role of the emperor Constantine, the gathering at Nicaea inaugurates a new phase for the Christian Church.

The Council of Nicaea was not an open and shut case. The five decades that followed the Council were tumultuous and numerous gatherings (even some

The Nicene Creed figures prominently in the liturgical and personal prayer life of Orthodox Christians. In this episode, Philip Mamalakis, Associate Professor of Pastoral Care

The most impactful action of the Council was the issuing of a creed. What we call today the “Nicene Creed” is a creed that was