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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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Apostles' Creed 17
Apostles Creed 5
Apostles’ Creed and Nicene 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 (47)

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

God the Holy Spirit → affirmedBy → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
Incarnation of Christ → affirmedBy → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
resurrection of Jesus Christ → affirmedBy → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Final Judgment → affirmedIn → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
Second Coming of Christ → affirmedIn → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Presbyterian → affirmsCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
subject surface form: Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)
subject surface form: Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)
Burial of Jesus → associatedWithDoctrine → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Sorrowful Mysteries → associatedWithPrayer → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Rosary → composedOf → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Kingship of Jesus → confessedIn → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Virgin Birth of Jesus → confessedIn → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Hersteld Hervormde Kerk → confession → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Book of Concord → containsWork → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
ECUSA → creed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
Episcopal Church → creed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Reformed Church in America → creed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
United Methodist Church → creed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
this entity surface form: Apostles Creed
Old Catholic Church of Poland → creedalBasis → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
Old Catholicism → creedalBasis → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Church of England → creedsUsed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
Old Catholic Church of Germany → doctrine → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
Diocese of Honduras → followsCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
Roman Catholicism → hasCoreCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Christianity → hasCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
Anglican Communion → hasDoctrinalStandard → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
the Father → isRelatedToDoctrine → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
subject surface form: God the Father
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
Introduction to Christianity → mainSubject → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
this entity surface form: Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creed
Pontius Pilate → mentionedIn → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Ascension → mentionedInCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Rosary → openingElement → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
United Church of Christ → recognizesCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
Virgin Birth of Jesus → relatedConcept → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Nicene Creed → relatedDocument → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles Creed
Annunciation → relatedPrayer → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Christian catechism → teachesAbout → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed
Christos → usedInCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles Creed
Savior → usedInCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles Creed
Evangelical Catholic Lutheranism → uses → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles Creed
Western Christianity → usesCreed → Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostles' Creed