Councils and Creeds

Listed here are only church councils which have primary sources available on the Fourth-Century Christianity website, or councils we intend to provide primary sources for in the future.  For a much more complete list of councils, see a list of councils from Ramsay MacMullen and the Maassen page in the Bibliographic Helps section.

Council of Rome, 313
  Constantine's Letter summoning the council English
 
Council of Arles, 314
  Historical Introduction to the council by Glen Thompson FCC
  Constantine's Letter summoning the council English
  Letter to Sylvester English
  Canons to Sylvester English
 
Council of Antioch, early 325
  Creed Greek, English
 
Council Nicaea, mid 325
  Constantine's letter summoning the council English
  Creed Greek, English
  Eusebius of Caesarea's letter to his congregation concerning the creed English
  Canons English
  The Council's letter to the Church in Egypt English
  Constantine's letter to the church of Alexandria English
  Constantine's letter concerning the date of Easter English
 
Council of Antioch, 327
Council of Jerusalem, 335
Dedication Council of Antioch, 341
Council of Serdica, 343
Council of Sirmium, 351
Council of Milan, 355
Council of Sirmium, 357
Council of Ariminum, 359
Council of Seleucia, 359
Council of Nicomedia, 366
Council of Aquileia, 381
 
Council of Constantinople, 381
  Creed Greek and English, Greek, English


 

Or see a chart comparing the Greek of the creeds from Antioch, Nicaea, and Constantinople

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