Nicene Creed

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Christian creed profession of faith statement of faith

The Nicene Creed is an ancient Christian statement of faith, formulated at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople, that defines core doctrines about the Trinity and the nature of Christ and is widely used in liturgical worship across many denominations.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form	Occurrences
Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed	9
Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed	4
Constantinopolitan Creed	1
Nicene Christianity	1
Nicene Creed ("one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church")	1
Nicene Creed without Filioque	1
Nicene doctrine	1
Nicene doctrine of consubstantiality	1
Nicene formula	1
Symbolum Nicenum (Credo)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian creed ⓘ profession of faith ⓘ statement of faith ⓘ
authorityStatus	ecumenical creed ⓘ
declares	the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father ⓘ the Son is begotten, not made ⓘ the Son is of one substance with the Father ⓘ
definesDoctrine	God the Holy Spirit ⓘ surface form: Holy Spirit Trinity ⓘ baptism for the forgiveness of sins ⓘ consubstantiality of the Son with the Father ⓘ divinity of Christ ⓘ incarnation of Christ ⓘ life of the world to come ⓘ one holy catholic and apostolic Church ⓘ resurrection of Christ ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ
FilioqueClauseStatus	added in Western tradition ⓘ omitted in Eastern tradition ⓘ
formulatedAt	First Council of Constantinople ⓘ First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
formulationYear	325 ⓘ 381 ⓘ
geographicOrigin	Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Constantinople First Council of Nicaea ⓘ surface form: Nicaea
hasClause	Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed ⓘ surface form: Filioque clause
hasVersion	Nicene Creed self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed original 325 Nicene formula ⓘ
influenced	later Christian confessions ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
liturgicalUse	Eucharistic liturgy ⓘ Sunday worship ⓘ major feast days ⓘ
opposes	Arianism ⓘ
recognizedBy	Council of Chalcedon ⓘ many ecumenical councils ⓘ
relatedDocument	Apostles’ Creed ⓘ surface form: Apostles Creed Athanasian Creed ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
theologicalFocus	Christology ⓘ Trinitarian theology ⓘ
usedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Churches Methodist churches ⓘ surface form: Methodist Churches Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Christian Reformed Church in North America ⓘ surface form: Reformed Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church many Protestant denominations ⓘ

Referenced by (95)

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

Nicene Christianity → hasCoreText → Nicene Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed

Christianity → hasCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom → hasCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed

Anglican Communion → hasDoctrinalStandard → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Antiochian Orthodox Church → hasDoctrine → Nicene Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed

Orthodox Church of Albania → hasDoctrine → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Mass in B minor → hasSection → Nicene Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Symbolum Nicenum (Credo)

Eastern Orthodox Christianity → hasTheology → Nicene Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nicene Christianity

Nicene Creed → hasVersion → Nicene Creed self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed

Ambrose of Milan → influencedBy → Nicene Creed ⓘ

De fide → influencedBy → Nicene Creed ⓘ

the Father → isRelatedToDoctrine → Nicene Creed ⓘ

subject surface form: God the Father

Council of Alexandria (AD 362) → mainTopic → Nicene Creed ⓘ

De fide → mainTopic → Nicene Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nicene doctrine

First Council of Constantinople → mainTopic → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Pontius Pilate → mentionedIn → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Ascension → mentionedInCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

First Council of Constantinople → produced → Nicene Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed

First Council of Nicaea → produced → Nicene Creed ⓘ

universal Church → recognizedBy → Nicene Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nicene Creed ("one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church")

Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic → recognizes → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Old Catholic Church of Slovakia → recognizesCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

United Church of Christ → recognizesCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Gothic Christianity → rejected → Nicene Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nicene doctrine of consubstantiality

Virgin Birth of Jesus → relatedConcept → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Holy Trinity → relatedCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed

Annunciation → relatedPrayer → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Canon 1 → relatedTo → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Nectarius of Constantinople → seeAlso → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Four Orations Against the Arians → subject → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Constantinus Magnus → supported → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Nectarius of Constantinople → supported → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Pope Damasus I → supported → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Meletius of Antioch → supportedDoctrine → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Against Eunomius → supports → Nicene Creed ⓘ

the 1995 Catholic–Orthodox statement of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity → topic → Nicene Creed ⓘ

subject surface form: 1995 Catholic–Orthodox statement of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Christos → usedInCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Savior → usedInCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Evangelical Catholic Lutheranism → uses → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Nicene Christianity → usesCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed

Western Christianity → usesCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

De Spiritu Sancto → usesSource → Nicene Creed ⓘ