The Council of Aquilea (AD 381)
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| Date | Autumn 381 |
| Location | Aquilea (northern Italy) |
| Summoned by |
Emperor Gratian |
| Chaired by | Valerian of Aquilea |
| Number of Participants |
32 bishops |
| Key Participant |
Ambrose of Milan |
| Purpose | To confirm the Nicene understanding of the coeternity of the Father and the Son |
| Key Events |
Ambrose’s argument with Arian-leaning Palladius of Ratiara and Secundus of Singidunum; the removal of several anti-Nicene bishops from the episcopate |
Bibliography
G. Cuscito, “Aquilea” in The Encyclopedia of the Early Church, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992).
R.P.C. Hanson, The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God, (New York: T&T Clark, 1988).
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