Nicaea (325 A.D.) is the first of the ecumenical councils, not only in chronology, but also in importance. It occupies a certain primacy. The phrase "Nicene Faith" is sometimes used as an equivalent term for classic Christian doctrine. That's how we see it after centuries of development. But what did it mean to those who attended?
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Eusebius of Caesarea, Oration in Praise of the Emperor Constantine www.catholicculture.org/cultu...
Eusebius of Caesarea, The Life of the Blessed Emperor Constantine www.catholicculture.org/cultu...
Athanasius, De Synodis www.catholicculture.org/cultu...
John Henry Newman, Arians of the Fourth Century www.newmanreader.org/works/ar...
Lewis Ayres, Nicaea and Its Legacy: An Approach to Fourth-Century Trinitarian Theology www.amazon.com/Nicaea-Its-Leg...
Mike Aquilina’s website fathersofthechurch.com
Mike Aquilina’s books catholicbooksdirect.com/write...
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