The Seven Ecumenical Councils

Their Canons and Dogmatic Decrees

Edited by Henry R. Percival

The voice of the undivided Church in council: the Nicene Creed, the definitions of the faith, and the holy canons, from the First Council of Nicaea to the Seventh, with the historical setting of each gathering.

General Introduction

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The First Ecumenical Council: The First Council of Nicaea (A.D. 325)

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The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocaesarea, Antioch, and Laodicea

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The Second Ecumenical Council: The First Council of Constantinople (A.D. 381)

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The Third Ecumenical Council: The Council of Ephesus (A.D. 431)

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The Fourth Ecumenical Council: The Council of Chalcedon (A.D. 451)

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The Fifth Ecumenical Council: The Second Council of Constantinople (A.D. 553)

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The Sixth Ecumenical Council: The Third Council of Constantinople (A.D. 680-681)

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The Council in Trullo (The Quinisext Council, A.D. 692)

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The Councils of Sardica and Carthage, with Constantinople under Nectarius and Carthage under St. Cyprian

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The Seventh Ecumenical Council: The Second Council of Nicaea (A.D. 787)

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Appendix: Canons and Rulings Not of Conciliar Origin Received by the Church

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