Ancyra, Councils of

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• Councils of Ancyra —     Councils of Ancyra     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Councils of Ancyra     Three councils were held in the former capital of Galatia (now Angora) in Asia Minor, during the fourth century. The first, an orthodox plenary synod, was held in 314,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Marcellus of Ancyra — (died c. 374 C.E.) was one of the bishops present at the Councils of Ancyra and of Nicaea. He was a strong opponent of Arianism, but was accused of adopting the opposite extreme of modified Sabellianism. He was condemned by a council of his… …   Wikipedia

• Marcellus of Ancyra — • One of the bishops present at the Councils of Ancyra and of Nicaea, a strong opponent of Arianism, but in his zeal to combat Arius adopting the opposite extreme of modified Sabellianism and being several times condemned, dying deprived of his… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• First seven Ecumenical Councils — In Christianity, the first seven Ecumenical Councils, from the First Council of Nicaea (325) to the Second Council of Nicaea (787), represent an attempt to reach an orthodox consensus. The East West Schism, formally dated to 1054, was still… …   Wikipedia

• Synod of Ancyra — The Synod of Ancyra was an ecclesiastical council, or synod, convened in Ancyra (modern day Ankara, the capital of Turkey), the seat of the Roman administration for the province of Galatia, in 314. The season was soon after Easter; the year may… …   Wikipedia

• Basil Of Ancyra — ▪ Greek theologian and bishop died c. 364, , Illyria       Greek theologian and bishop of Ancyra (now Ankara, Tur.) whose attempt to mediate a controversy in the Eastern Church was rejected by the heretical faction and brought about his exile.… …   Universalium

• Arian controversy — The Arian controversy describes several controversies which divided the Christian church from before the Council of Nicaea in 325 to after the Council of Constantinople in 383. The most important of these controversies concerned the relationship… …   Wikipedia

• History of Ankara — The history of Ankara can be traced back to the Bronze Age Hatti civilization, which was succeeded in the 2nd millennium BC by the Hittites, in the 10th century BC by the Phrygians, and later by the Lydians, Persians, Macedonians, Galatians,… …   Wikipedia

• Collections of ancient canons — contain collected bodies of canon law that originated in various documents, such as papal and synodal decisions, and that can be designated by the generic term of canons. Contents 1 Generalities 2 From the earliest to the apocryphal collections 2 …   Wikipedia

• Collections of Ancient Canons —     Collections of Ancient Canons     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Collections of Ancient Canons     While the essential principles of the constitution and government of the Church were immutably fixed by her Divine Founder, ecclesiastical… …   Catholic encyclopedia