First Council of Constantinople

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Christian event church council ecumenical council

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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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
First Council of Constantinople canonical	54
Council of Constantinople (381)	11
Council of Constantinople	3
Second Ecumenical Council	3
Canon 3 of the First Council of Constantinople	1
Council of Constantinople I	1
Council of Constantinople of 381	1
First Council of Constantinople (implicitly, via Trinitarian dogma)	1
First Council of Constantinople in 381	1
First Ecumenical Council of Constantinople	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian event ⓘ church council ⓘ ecumenical council ⓘ
affirmed	Nicene faith ⓘ consubstantiality of the Holy Spirit with the Father and the Son ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	First Council of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: First Ecumenical Council of Constantinople First Council of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: Second Ecumenical Council
approvedBy	Theodosius I ⓘ surface form: Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius I
canon3Content	affirmed the primacy of the Bishop of Rome and gave the Bishop of Constantinople the second place of honor ⓘ
category	381 in Christianity ⓘ 4th-century church councils ⓘ
clarifiedDoctrineOn	Trinity ⓘ divinity of the Holy Spirit ⓘ
condemned	Apollinarianism ⓘ Arianism ⓘ Macedonianism ⓘ Arianism ⓘ surface form: Pneumatomachianism
convenedBy	Theodosius I ⓘ
date	381 ⓘ
ecumenicalCouncilNumber	2 ⓘ
endDate	381-07 ⓘ
expanded	Nicene Creed ⓘ
follows	First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
issuedCanon	Canon 1 ⓘ Canon 2 ⓘ Canon 3 ⓘ Canon 4 ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
location	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
mainTopic	God the Holy Spirit ⓘ surface form: Holy Spirit Nicene Creed ⓘ Trinitarian doctrine ⓘ
numberOfCanons	4 ⓘ
partOf	Patristic era ⓘ history of Christianity ⓘ
precedes	Council of Ephesus ⓘ
presidedOverBy	Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ Meletius of Antioch ⓘ Nectarius of Constantinople ⓘ
produced	Nicene Creed ⓘ surface form: Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
reaffirmed	homoousios of the Son with the Father ⓘ
recognizedBy	Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church most Protestant churches ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
startDate	381-05 ⓘ

Referenced by (77)

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

Eastern Orthodox Christianity → recognizesCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Trinity → developedAt → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Nicene Creed → formulatedAt → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Arianism → condemnedByCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Incarnation of Christ → definedAtCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Constantinople (381)

Athanasian Creed → affirmsCouncilTeaching → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Constantinople

Modalism → rejectedByCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Council of Constantinople (implicitly, via Trinitarian dogma)

First Council of Nicaea → followedBy → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Oriental Orthodoxy → acceptsCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

First Council of Constantinople → alsoKnownAs → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Ecumenical Council

First Council of Constantinople → alsoKnownAs → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Ecumenical Council of Constantinople

Council of Ephesus → precededBy → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Gregory of Nazianzus → participatedIn → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Ecumenical Council

Gregory of Nazianzus → council → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Holy Trinity → affirmedByCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Gregory of Nyssa → participatedIn → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Nicene Christianity → developedAtCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Nicene Christianity → recognizesCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Evagrius Ponticus → councilParticipation → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Ecumenical Council

Evagrius Ponticus → councilParticipation → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Virgin Birth of Jesus → affirmedByCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons → rejectedAt → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Constantinople

Pope Damasus I → supported → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Constantinople (381)

Patriarchate of Constantinople → associatedCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Armenian Apostolic Church → recognizesCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Coptic Orthodox Church → recognizesCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Syriac Orthodox Church → acceptsCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Chalcedonian Definition → influencedBy → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Constantinople (381)

Canon 1 → partOf → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Canon 1 → council → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Apollinarianism → condemnedAsHeresyBy → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Apollinarianism → rejectedBy → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Constantinople I

Third Ecumenical Council → precededBy → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Meletius of Antioch → notableEvent → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Meletius of Antioch → presidedAt → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Meletius of Antioch → associatedWith → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Constantinople of 381

Canon 28 → relatedTo → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canon 3 of the First Council of Constantinople

Eastern Christianity → recognizesCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Theodosius I → convened → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church → recognizesCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church → recognizesCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Nectarius of Constantinople → participatedIn → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Nectarius of Constantinople → presidedOver → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Nectarius of Constantinople → seeAlso → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century → involves → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Constantinople

Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century → involves → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century → significantEvent → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Council of Constantinople in 381

Theological Orations → associatedWithCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Constantinople (381)

Seven Ecumenical Councils → includesCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ

Pentarchy → associatedWithCouncil → First Council of Constantinople ⓘ