AD 381
First Council of Constantinople
Continuing Arian disputes and denial of the divinity of the Holy Spirit.
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- Location
- Constantinople
- Leaders
- Emperor Theodosius I; Meletius of Antioch, Gregory of Nazianzus and Nectarius presided in turn
- Issues discussed
- The divinity of the Holy Spirit
- The standing of the see of Constantinople
- Decisions made
- The creed was expanded, especially on the Holy Spirit
- Remaining Arian and Pneumatomachian positions were condemned
- Historical impact
- Produced the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed recited in most churches today.
- Original documents
Sources and References
- Theodoret, Church History Vnewadvent.org