The Council of Nicea

The Council of Nicea

Constantine was the emperor of Rome when he called the Council of Nicea in 325 CE, he was known as the worshipper of sun god. During his life he converted to Christianity, his reigned marked the beginning of church and state. Christians began killing others, including other Christians. Christians killed more of their own kind in the first century after the Council of Nicea than ever before.

One year after creating the Council of Nicea Constantine has a son named, Crispus. He put this child to death. Later he suffocated his own wife, Fausta, in an overheated bath tub. Then continued on to kill his sisters son and husband. During his reign he became a sacred symbol in Christianity. Throughout this reign, he treated the bishops very poorly but did agree to enforce opinions they came up with. Churches that had lots of money were the primary factor that represented the Council. The lower class churches could not afford to send representatives thousands of miles away.

The Council of Nicea was the first Roman Catholic Council. The Creed was a very large factor in their Council, because it was more important than stating your opinions and beliefs. Creeds in the Christian church have resulted in things such as deaths of millions of martyrs (people who are killed because of their religion).

Soon this led Christians to celebrate Easter on a different date. After the 2nd centrury, some churches celebrated Easter on the day of Passover, while others celebrated on the following Sunday. The Council of Nicaea established that Easter would be held on the first Sunday after first full moon occured or on vernal equinox. From then on, Easter depended on ecclesiastical approximation.

These are some on the canon laws passed at the council of Nicea:

Canon 1. If a man has been mutilated by physicians during sickness, or by barbarians, he may remain among the clergy;