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Church History

Church History, Church Councils, and Church Fathers

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Need to add, Constantine

Church Councils

  1. First Council of Nicaea in 325,
  2. First Council of Constantinople in 381,
    [councils of Hippo (393) and Carthage (397) in North Africa.]
  3. Council of Ephesus in 431,
  4. Council of Chalcedon in 451,
  5. Second Council of Constantinople in 553,
  6. Third Council of Constantinople from 680–681
  7. Second Council of Nicaea in 787.

#1 gave us the Nicene Creed.
#2 expanded the creed a bit. The Nicene Creed is often called the Niceno-Canstantinopolitan Creed, because is a result of both (of the first two) Councils.

#3 said (finally) that Jesus was fully man and fully God.

Resources

131 Christians Everyone Should Know – Book (2000), available online. Amazon.