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Where was the Council of Nicaea held?

Nicaea

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Who was the founder of Arianism?

Arius

100

Who "won" the Council: Alexander or Arius?

Alexander

100

A gathering of bishops in the Roman Catholic church

ecumenical council

100

The Nicaean Creed was developed at the Council of (_____).

Nicaea

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The Council of Nicaea was the (______) Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church.

First

200

Who was the bishop who opposed Arius at the Council of Nicaea?

Alexander

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True or False: the council decided that the Son is both truly God and truly man and consubstantial with God.

True

200

A doctrine that stated: Jesus, while divine, was not divine in the same way as God.

Arianism

200

Fill in the blank: "We believe in one (_____), the Father, the Almighty."

God

300

The Council of Nicaea was held in what year?

325 A.D.

300

Who was the Emperor at the time of the Council of Nicaea?

Constantine

300

At the Council of Nicaea, it was decided that the date of Christian Easter would no longer be linked to the calendar of which religion?

Judiasm

300

Church laws, unchanging rules of discipline (20 were declared in the Council of Nicaea)

canons

300

What are the four marks of the church, stated in the Creed?

one, holy, catholic, and apostolic

400

Who led each of the two positions at the Council of Nicaea?

Alexander and Arius

400

Who was the first emperor to convert to Christianity?

Emperor Constantine

400

The city of Nicaea is in what current country?

Turkey

400

A synonym of "consubstantial," used when talking about the Council of Nicaea?

Homoousious

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Fill in the blanks: "We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only son of God, (_______) (________) of the Father."

eternally begotten

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The main conflict at the Council of Nicaea was over whether God and Christ are (________).

Consubstantial

500

Who was the pope during the Council of Nicaea?

Pope Sylvester I

500

A heresy is....

A belief contrary to what is already accepted.

500

of similar substance

Homoiousian

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The phrase, "not one iota" comes from...

homoousios ("same substance") and homoiousios ("similar substance") in the Nicene Creed. The difference is the letter "i" or Greek letter "iota"