Council of Nicaea
The Council of Nicaea was a Christian church council held in 325 AD in the city of Nicaea, present-day Iznik, Turkey. It was the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church, called by the Roman Emperor Constantine to resolve the Arian controversy, which was a dispute over the nature of Jesus Christ. The council affirmed the full deity of Jesus Christ and the doctrine of the Trinity, stating that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are co-equal and co-eternal. This doctrine was formulated in the Nicene Creed, which is still widely used in Christian worship today. The council also dealt with other matters such as the celebration of the feast of Easter and the canon of scripture.
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