CLEP Western Civ I

Category - Ancient Rome

The First Ecumenical Council of 325 CE, where leaders formalized the early structure of the Christian church, took place in which of the following locations?
  1. Constantinople
  2. Rome
  3. Nicaea
  4. Milan
  5. Jerusalem
Explanation
Answer: C - Emperor Constantine and leaders in the Christian church met in 325 CE to convene the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea. They formalized the early structure of the church and settled issues relating to the nature of the Holy Trinity (primarily establishing the relationship between The Son and The Holy Father), how the date for Easter would be calculated each year, certain canons regarding baptism and ordination, and wrote the first part of the Nicene Creed.
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