Ecumenical Councils

1st Council (List everything about it)

325

First Council of Nicea

Addressed Arianism; developed the Nicene Creed; affirmed the divinity of Christ.

2nd Council (List everything about it)

381

First Council of Constantinople

Affirmed the divinity of the Holy Spirit; refined the Nicene Creed.

3rd Council (List everything about it)

431

Council of Ephesus

Denounced Nestorianism; affirmed Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer).

4th Council (List everything about it)

451

Council of Chalcedon

Defined the "two natures" of Christ (fully divine and fully human). Crucial for the split with Oriental Orthodoxy.

5th Council (List everything about it)

553

Second Council of Constantinople

Reconfirmed the decisions of previous councils and condemned the "Three Chapters" writings.

6th Council (List everything about it)

680

Third Council of Constantinople

Addressed Monothelitism; affirmed that Christ had two wills (divine and human).

7th Council (List everything about it)

787

Second Council of Nicaea

Resolved the Iconoclast Controversy; restored the use and veneration of icons.

What was the location of the first council?

Nicaea

What was the location of the second council?

Constantinople

What was the location of the third council?

Ephesus

What was the location of the fourth council?

Chalcedon

What was the location of the fifth council?

Constantinople

What was the location of the sixth council?

Constantinople

What was the location of the seventh council?

Nicaea

What was the focus of the First Council of Nicaea?

Addressed Arianism; developed the Nicene Creed; affirmed the divinity of Christ.

What was the focus of the First Council of Constantinople?

Affirmed the divinity of the Holy Spirit; refined the Nicene Creed.

What was the focus of the Council of Ephesus?

Denounced Nestorianism; affirmed Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer).

What was the focus of the Council of Chalcedon?

Defined the "two natures" of Christ (fully divine and fully human). Crucial for the split with Oriental Orthodoxy.

What was the focus of the Second Council of Constantinople?

Reconfirmed the decisions of previous councils and condemned the "Three Chapters" writings.

What was the focus of the Third Council of Constantinople?

Addressed Monothelitism; affirmed that Christ had two wills (divine and human).

What was the focus of the Second Council of Nicaea?

Resolved the Iconoclast Controversy; restored the use and veneration of icons.

What was the date of the 1st council?

325

What was the date of the 2nd council?

381

What was the date of the 3rd council?

431

What was the date of the 4th council?

451

What was the date of the 5th council?

553

What was the date of the 6th council?

680

What was the date of the 7th council?

787

Which council happened in 325?

First Council of Nicaea

Which council happened in 381?

First Council of Constantinople

Which council happened in 431?

Council of Ephesus

Which council happened in 451?

Council of Chalcedon

Which council happened in 553?

Second Council of Constantinople

Which council happened in 680?

Third Council of Constantinople

Which council happened in 787?

Second Council of Nicaea