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COUNCIL
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PLACE AND DATE
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DECISION
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| First Ecumenical Council |
Nicea, Asia Minor,325 A.D. |
Formulated the First Part of the Creed. Defining the divinity of the Son of God. |
| Second Ecumenical Council |
Constantinople I, 381 A.D. |
Formulated the Second Part of the Creed, defining the divinity of the Holy Spirit. |
| Third Ecumenical Council |
Ephesus, Asia Minor ,431 A.D. |
Defined Christ as the Incarnate Word of God and Mary as Theotokos. |
| Fourth Ecumenical Council |
Chalcedon, Asia Minor 451 A.D. |
Defined Christ as Perfect God and Perfect God and Perfect Man in One Person. |
| Fifth Ecumenical Council |
Constantinople II 553 A.D. |
Reconfirmed the Doctrines of the Trinity and Christ. |
| Sixth Ecumenical Council |
Constantinople III 680 A.D. |
Affirmed the True Humanity of Jesus by insisting upon the reality of His Human will and action. |
| Qinisext Council (Trullo) |
Constantinople IV 692 A.D. |
Completed the 5th and 6th Ecumenical Councils; |
| Seventh Ecumenical Council |
Nicea, Asia Minor 787 A.D. |
Affirmed the propriety of icons as genuine expressions of the Christian Faith. |
