Councils

Question 1

First Council of Nicea

Answer 1

325 AD, Affirmed deity of Christ against Arianism

Question 2

First Council of Constantinople

Answer 2

381 AD, Clarified Nature of Holy Spirit

Question 3

Council of Ephesus

Answer 3

431 AD, Clarified Christ’s personhood against Nestorius

Question 4

Council of Chalcedon

Answer 4

451 AD, Clarified Christ’s hypostatic union and rejected monophysitism

Question 5

2nd Council of Constantinople

Answer 5

553 AD, Confirmed first four councils

Question 6

3rd Council of Constantinople

Answer 6

680-681 AD, Clarified the nature of Christ’s will. Condemned monothelitism

Question 7

2nd Council of Nicea

Answer 7

787 AD, The Veneration of Images

Question 8

4th Council of Constantinople

Answer 8

869 AD, Condemned unauthorized council.