Council of Constantinople (AD 381)
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| Date | May-July AD 381 |
| Location | Constantinople |
| Summoned by |
Theodosius I |
| Chaired by | Meletius of Antioch; Gregory Nazianzus; Nectarius (Successively) |
| Number of Participants |
c. 150 Nicene bishops; c. 36 neo-Arian and Macedonian bishops |
| Purpose | To discuss the term homoousian as a solution to the Arian controversy |
| Key Events |
The death of Meletius; the brief election to the bishopric and chairmanship of Gregory; the election of Nectarius; the condemnation of the Macedonians, Eunomians, Sabellians, and Appolinarians |
| Ancient Descriptions |
Socrates HE 5.8, 9; Sozomen HE 7.7-11; Theodoret HE 5.6-8; Rufinus HE 2.19 |
| Surviving Documents |
The Creed of the Council of Constantinople (available in Greek and English or a comparison of the two) |
Bibliography
C. Kannengiesser, “Constantinople (Istanbul)” in The Encyclopedia of the Early Church, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992).
Frederick W. Norris, “Constantinople” in The Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, (New York: Garland Publishing, 1990).
R.P.C. Hanson, The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God, (New York: T&T Clark, 1988).
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