COUNCIL OF NICAEA REMEMBERED THIS SATURDAY
Support A1+!This Saturday, September 3, the Armenian Church remembers the Council of Nicaea (325 A.D.) and the 318 Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council.
The Armenian Church had a direct and distinct part in the Council. Armenia’s participation is chronicled by Moses of Khoren, the Father of Armenian historiography. He writes, “In that time a letter of invitation arrived from Constantinople to our King Tiridates, asking him to proceed to the Council together with Gregory.”
Tiridates and Gregory did not attend (for various reasons), but sent Aristakes (Gregory’s son) as their representative. Moses of Khoren writes that Aristakes began his journey together with the Patriarchs John of Ctesiphon, James of Nisibis and Euphtaly of Edessa and the four of them met Archbishop Leontius at Caesarea and together they proceeded to Nicaea. The Nicene Creed originated at this Council.
