Nicene Creed

The Nicene Creed, or the Icon/Symbol of the Faith, is a Christian statement of faith accepted by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and most Protestant churches. It gets its name from the First Council of Nicaea (325), at which it was adopted and from the First Council of Constantinople (381), at which a revised version was accepted. Thus it may be referred to specifically as the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed to distinguish it from both the 325 version and later versions that include the filioque clause. There have been many further creeds, in reaction to further perceived heresy, but this one, as revised in 381 was the very last time both Catholic and Orthodox communions could bring themselves to agree upon a Credo.

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Christian - Roman Catholic - Eastern Orthodox - Anglican - Protestant - First Council of Nicaea - 325 - First Council of Constantinople - 381 - Filioque clause - Creed - Heresy - Credo

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This creed is often confused with the Athanasian Creed.

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