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We
base our beliefs on the first seven councils of the Church:
First
Ecumenical Council - Nicea, Asia Minor (325 A.D.)
Formulated the First Part of the Creed, defining the divinity
of the Son of God.
Second
Ecumenical Council - Constantinople (381 A.D.)
Formulated the Second Part of the Creed, defining the divinity
of the Holy Spirit.
Third
Ecumenical Council - Ephesus, Asia Minor (431 A.D.)
Defined Christ as the Incarnate Word of God and Mary as Theotokos.
Fourth
Ecumenical Council - Chalcedon, Asia Minor (451 A.D.)
Defined Christ as Perfect God and Perfect Man in One Person.
Fifth
Ecumenical Council - Constantinople II (553 A.D.)
Reconfirmed the Doctrines of the Trinity and Christ.
Sixth
Ecumenical Council - Constantinople III (680 A.D.)
Affirmed the True Humanity of Jesus by insisting upon the
reality of His Human will and action.
Qinisext
Council (Trullo) - Constantinople (692 A.D.)
Completed the 5th and 6th Ecumenical Councils.
Seventh
Ecumenical Council - Nicea, Asia Minor (787 A.D.)
Affirmed the propriety of icons as genuine expressions of
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