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''Synopsis:'' The First {{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = Council of Nicaea took place during the reign of the emperor Constantine in 325 AD. It was the first ecumenical (from the Greek [[oikumene]] meaning "worldwide") conference of bishops of the Christian [[Church]]. The council dealt with the problems raised by the [[ArianismNicea |Arian controversy]], concerning the nature of [[Jesus]], deciding against the Arians in favor of the doctrine of the [[Trinity]]. ----__TOC__{{topics}}* subtopics = [[Nicene Creed]]
==Main article==The First Council of Nicaea took place in 325 AD and is known as the First Ecumenical Council (from the Greek [[oikumene]] meaning "worldwide"). The council dealt with the problems raised by the [[Arianism|Arian controversy]], concerning the nature of [[Jesus]], deciding against the Arians in favor of the doctrine of the [[Trinity]].
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The '''First Ecumenical Council''' (also known as the ''First Council of Nicaea''), which council took place during the reign of the emperor Constantine in 325 AD, and was the first [[ecumenical]] conference of [[bishop]]s of the Christian [[Church]].
The participating bishops were given free travel to and from their episcopal sees to the council, as well as lodging.
==Links==
{{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[Church history]] -> [[Ecumenical Council]]
