Council of Antioch
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The Council of Antioch was a series of 4th-century church synods held in Antioch that played a major role in early Christian doctrinal disputes, particularly those surrounding Arianism and episcopal authority.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Council of Antioch canonical | 1 |
| Council of Antioch (341) | 1 |
| Council of Antioch (344) | 1 |
| Council of Antioch (379) | 1 |
| Council of Antioch (c. 325) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2421726 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Council of Antioch Context triple: [Meletius of Antioch, associatedWith, Council of Antioch]
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Council of Ephesus
The Council of Ephesus was a major 5th-century ecumenical council of the Christian Church that condemned Nestorianism and affirmed the Virgin Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer).
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Council of Hieria
The Council of Hieria was an eighth-century Byzantine church council convened by iconoclast emperors that supported the rejection of religious images and was later denounced as heretical.
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Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon was a pivotal 5th-century ecumenical council that defined orthodox Christology by affirming Christ as one person in two distinct natures, fully divine and fully human.
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D.
First Council of Constantinople
The First Council of Constantinople was the second ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 381, which expanded the Nicene Creed and clarified Trinitarian doctrine against Arian and other heresies.
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E.
Third Council of Constantinople
The Third Council of Constantinople was a 7th-century ecumenical council that condemned Monothelitism and affirmed that Christ possesses both a divine and a human will.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Council of Antioch Target entity description: The Council of Antioch was a series of 4th-century church synods held in Antioch that played a major role in early Christian doctrinal disputes, particularly those surrounding Arianism and episcopal authority.
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A.
Council of Ephesus
The Council of Ephesus was a major 5th-century ecumenical council of the Christian Church that condemned Nestorianism and affirmed the Virgin Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer).
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B.
Council of Hieria
The Council of Hieria was an eighth-century Byzantine church council convened by iconoclast emperors that supported the rejection of religious images and was later denounced as heretical.
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C.
Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon was a pivotal 5th-century ecumenical council that defined orthodox Christology by affirming Christ as one person in two distinct natures, fully divine and fully human.
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D.
First Council of Constantinople
The First Council of Constantinople was the second ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 381, which expanded the Nicene Creed and clarified Trinitarian doctrine against Arian and other heresies.
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E.
Third Council of Constantinople
The Third Council of Constantinople was a 7th-century ecumenical council that condemned Monothelitism and affirmed that Christ possesses both a divine and a human will.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century church synod
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Christian synod ⓘ church council ⓘ church council ⓘ church council ⓘ church council ⓘ church council ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Council of Seleucia
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surface form:
Dedication Council of Antioch
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| attendedBy | Eastern bishops ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Council of Antioch
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Council of Antioch (341)
Council of Antioch self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Antioch (344)
Council of Antioch self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Antioch (379)
Council of Antioch self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Antioch (c. 325)
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| issuedDocument |
First Creed of Antioch
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Fourth Creed of Antioch ⓘ Second Creed of Antioch ⓘ Third Creed of Antioch ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Antioch ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentCountry | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Antakya ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Arian controversy
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Arianism ⓘ Christology ⓘ Meletian schism ⓘ Trinitarian doctrine ⓘ creedal formulations ⓘ disciplinary canons ⓘ episcopal authority ⓘ episcopal jurisdiction ⓘ episcopal succession in Antioch ⓘ |
| partOf | early Christian church councils ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Eusebius of Nicomedia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Council of Serdica
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surface form:
Council of Sardica
First Council of Constantinople ⓘ First Council of Nicaea ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| result |
canons on translation of bishops
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strengthening of Eusebian (pro-Arian or semi-Arian) party ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
adoption of multiple creeds
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condemnation of certain Arian positions ⓘ controversy over the see of Antioch ⓘ deposition of bishops ⓘ promulgation of multiple creeds at Antioch ⓘ |
| stanceOnNiceneCreed | did not explicitly endorse the Nicene term homoousios ⓘ |
| time |
341
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344 ⓘ 379 ⓘ circa 325 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Council of Antioch (c. 325)
this entity surface form:
Council of Antioch (341)
this entity surface form:
Council of Antioch (344)
this entity surface form:
Council of Antioch (379)