The appellation "Father of the Fathers" was bestowed upon St. Gregory of Nyssa at this meeting, which produced 22 canons.
The appellation "Father of the Fathers" was bestowed upon St. Gregory of Nyssa at this meeting, which produced 22 canons. It was tacitly approved by Pope Hadrian I, who sent two legates, including the abbot of St. Sabas. Conducted largely by Tarasius, seven of its eights sessions were held at the namesake site, but the final one returned to Magnaura palace where it could be attended by the Empress Irene, who had initiated it in order to rebuke the policies of Leo III and Constantine V, namely those supporting iconoclasm. Held in 787 B.C., FTP, name this council, which was the second to be held at its site, the first of which was described by Eusebius and featured Constantine the Great declaring his adherence to Christianity.
The appellation "Father of the Fathers" was bestowed upon St. Gregory of Nyssa at this meeting, which produced 22 canons.
{Second} Council of {Nicaea}