Apostles’ Creed

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Christian creed baptismal creed statement of faith

The Apostles’ Creed is an early and widely used statement of Christian faith that succinctly summarizes core doctrines about God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.

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Label	Occurrences
Apostles’ Creed canonical	39
Apostles' Creed	29
Apostles Creed	9
The Apostles’ Creed	2
Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creed	1
the Apostles' Creed	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian creed ⓘ baptismal creed ⓘ statement of faith ⓘ
attributedTo	the Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) ⓘ
coreAffirmation	Jesus ascended into heaven ⓘ Jesus born of the Virgin Mary ⓘ Jesus conceived by the Holy Spirit ⓘ Jesus descended to the dead (or to hell, in some translations) ⓘ Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father ⓘ Jesus rose again on the third day ⓘ Jesus suffered under Pontius Pilate ⓘ Jesus was crucified, died, and was buried ⓘ Jesus will come to judge the living and the dead ⓘ belief in God the Father Almighty ⓘ belief in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord ⓘ belief in life everlasting ⓘ belief in the Holy Spirit ⓘ belief in the communion of saints ⓘ belief in the forgiveness of sins ⓘ belief in the holy catholic Church ⓘ belief in the resurrection of the body ⓘ
function	summary of core Christian doctrines ⓘ
historicalDevelopment	developed from early Roman baptismal creeds ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early centuries of Christianity ⓘ
language	Greek (early forms) ⓘ Latin ⓘ
liturgicalFamily	Latin (Western) liturgy ⓘ
primaryUse	baptismal liturgy ⓘ catechesis ⓘ personal devotion ⓘ public worship ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Western Christianity ⓘ surface form: Western Church
relationToOtherCreeds	shorter and simpler than the Nicene Creed ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scholarlyView	not directly written by the Apostles ⓘ
status	one of the most widely used Christian creeds ⓘ
theologicalFocus	doctrine of God the Father ⓘ doctrine of Jesus Christ ⓘ doctrine of the Church ⓘ doctrine of the Holy Spirit ⓘ doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ eternal life ⓘ forgiveness of sins ⓘ resurrection of the body ⓘ
usedBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Lutheran churches ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church many Methodist churches ⓘ many Presbyterian churches ⓘ many Western Christian denominations ⓘ

Referenced by (81)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Episcopal Church → creed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Christianity → hasCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Roman Catholicism → hasCoreCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Second Coming of Christ → affirmedIn → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Nicene Creed → relatedDocument → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles Creed

ECUSA → creed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Final Judgment → affirmedIn → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Anglican Communion → hasDoctrinalStandard → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht → maintainsDoctrine → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creed

Ascension → mentionedInCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Rosary → composedOf → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Rosary → openingElement → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Incarnation of Christ → affirmedBy → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Church of England → creedsUsed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Savior → usedInCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles Creed

Pontius Pilate → mentionedIn → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

God the Holy Spirit → affirmedBy → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Old Catholicism → creedalBasis → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

resurrection of Jesus Christ → affirmedBy → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Diocese of Honduras → followsCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Presbyterian → affirmsCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

the Father → isRelatedToDoctrine → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

subject surface form: God the Father

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Christos → usedInCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles Creed

the Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) → associatedWith → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

subject surface form: Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)

the Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) → associatedCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

subject surface form: Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)

Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic → recognizes → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Old Catholic Church of Slovakia → recognizesCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Western Christianity → usesCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Sorrowful Mysteries → associatedWithPrayer → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Annunciation → relatedPrayer → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Burial of Jesus → associatedWithDoctrine → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Virgin Birth of Jesus → relatedConcept → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Virgin Birth of Jesus → confessedIn → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Book of Concord → containsWork → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Hersteld Hervormde Kerk → confession → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

United Methodist Church → creed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Reformed Church in America → creed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Protestant Church in the Netherlands → hasConfession → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Evangelical Reformed Church (regional church) → confessionalBasis → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Introduction to Christianity → mainSubject → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

United Church of Christ → recognizesCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Kingship of Jesus → confessedIn → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Christian catechism → teachesAbout → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Evangelical Catholic Lutheranism → uses → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles Creed

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church → creedOrConfession → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles Creed

Old Catholic Church of Germany → doctrine → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Old Catholic Church of Poland → creedalBasis → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Holy Rosary → includesPrayer → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

Mysteria Lucis → associatedPrayer → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed

Resurrection → affirmedIn → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed