[DOC] [TLE] THE PRIMARY CHURCH COUNCILS The Primary Councils of the ... [PAR] It became one of the foremost cities in the western empire. ... It is also speculated 
that Constantine wanted to take advantage of the unity and cohesion that... [DOC] [TLE] THE GREAT SCHISM - Midwest Theological Forum [PAR] Hagia Sophia, the cathedral of the Patriarch of Constantinople, is still regarded ... 
All of the cities to which Christianity first took hold were within the Byzantine .... 
Pope Adrian I to convene the Seventh Ecumenical Council, the Second Council 
of Nicaea. ... During the Iconoclastic controversies, the Papacy often looked to the
... [DOC] [TLE] Council of Nicaea - Public Encyclopedia Services Home Page [PAR] The council was convened in 325 by the Roman emperor Constantine I in an 
attempt to settle the controversy raised by Arianism over the nature of the Trinity. 
... The Second Council of Nica, the seventh ecumenical council of the Christian 
... Nicene Creed (1965); E J Martin, A History of the Iconoclastic Controversy (
1930). [DOC] [TLE] History of the Orthodox Church - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of the Orthodox Church is traced back to Jesus Christ and the 
Apostles. ... The Byzantine period, beginning with the time of the Ecumenical 
Councils, ... for example, in the City of Nisibis during the persecutions of 
Diocletian. ... The Roman Pentarch is now better known as the Pope of the 
Roman Catholic Church. [DOC] [TLE] Council of Ephesus - Wikipedia [PAR] The Council of Ephesus was a council of Christian bishops convened in Ephesus 
in AD 431 by ... To solve that he taught that Mary, the mother of Jesus gave birth 
to the ... Cyril appealed to Pope Celestine I, charging Nestorius with heresy. ... the 
proceedings of the Council, and to keep good order in the city of Ephesus. [DOC] [TLE] History of Christianity during the Middle Ages - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of Christianity during the Middle Ages is the history of Christianity 
between the Fall ... In addition, all five cities were Early centers of Christianity. .... 
cultural revival during the late 8th century and 9th century, mostly during the 
reigns of .... as a seeming attempt to supplant the Orthodox Byzantine Empire in 
1204 is... [DOC] [TLE] Ecumenical Councils and the rise and fall of the Church of Rome ... [PAR] Jul 25, 2016 ... An ecumenical council is a grand gathering of the whole church ..... 7, Second 
Council of Nicaea (seventh Ecumenical Council, AD 787, iconoclasm [7]). It 
attempted to resolve the Iconoclastic Controversy, initiated in 726 when Emperor 
.... the first in the West, was held during the reign of Pope Calixtus 2nd;... [DOC] [TLE] 1 THE BEGINNING OF THE CHURCH - Holy Trinity Orthodox School. [PAR] The Book of the Acts of the Apostles is the cornerstone of Church history. .... this 
is a possible definition of the Christian status in Jerusalem during the very ...... 
from the apostolic beginning of the Church to the middle of the second century, 
...... of the pope, the Fathers at the council solemnly affirmed an old pre-Nicene 
creed,... [DOC] [TLE] Christianity | Britannica.com [PAR] Oct 3, 2016 ... As a tradition, Christianity is more than a system of religious belief. .... During this 
time Christians met in council to develop statements of faith, ...... to be the new 
Rome) as a Christian city untainted by pagan religion profoundly ..... rest of the 
century, the empire was absorbed in the Iconoclastic Controversy,... [DOC] [TLE] CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Iconoclasm - New Advent [PAR] A council is not wanted; all Leo has to do is to stop disturbing the peace of the 
Church. ... The pope declares himself determined to withstand the emperor's 
tyranny at .... Even during her husband's life she concealed holy icons in her 
rooms. .... to hold a synod which condemned the council of 787 (the Second 
Nicene) and... [DOC] [TLE] CHURCH IN CRISIS: A History of the General Councils ... - EWTN.com [PAR] The Second General Council of Nicaea, 787 8. .... What the role of the pope has 
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Question: In 787, during Pope Adrian I's reign, the 2nd Council of this "creed" city tried to resolve the iconoclatic controversy
Answer: Nicaea