Councils and Dates
Key Controversies
Figures and Champions
Council Degrees
History
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Held in 325AD.  First Ecumenical Council

Council of Nicaeea

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Heresy tought by Arius

Arianism

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The first council declared that the son was homousious with the father,  What is the greek term

consubstantial

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The first council of Nicaea delared that the Son is homousios within the father, a greek term meaning this

Consubstantial -- of same substance

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All seven of the early ecumenical councils took place in citities located in modern day territory of this country

Turkey

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Which Council deined Christ's two natures in 451 AD

Council of Chalcedon

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This is a title that was confirmed for Mary meaning "God-bearer" 

Theotokos

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In this council ,Pope Leo reaffirmed that he was successor to St. Peter

Second Council of Nicaea

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First Council of Constantinople added clauses about this person of the Trinity

Holy Spirit

200

What happened in 1054 that split the churh between two major traditions?

The Great Schism

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What was the council called because of religious icons being used for the wrong reasons?

Second Council of Nicaea

300

Monothelitism, condemned at the Third Council of Constaninople wrongly claimed that Jesus had two natures but only one of these.  

will

300

The Emperor who called the Second Council of Constantinople

Justinian

300

What two divisions arouse out of the Great Schism of 1054

Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox

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This 381 Council refuted the heresy of Macedonianism

First Council of Constantinople

400

The heresy of Monophysitism taught that Jesus had only one of these

Nature

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The systematic contemplation of "Who is Jesus"

Christology

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This council had the important task of confirming the orthodoxy of the first four councils

Second Council of Constantinople

500

Iconoclastics believed that honoring holy images violated this commandment

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