Council of Antioch (AD 378/9)
| Date | 378/9 |
| Location | Antioch |
| Number of Participants | 146/153 |
| Key Participant | Gregory of Nyssa |
| Purpose | reply to the West’s rejection of Melitius of Antioch |
| Key Events | publication of a creed (lost); subscriptions to anti-Arian and anti-Apollinarian documents; rejected Pope Damasus’ demand that Paulinus take Melitius’ see to alleviate tension |
Bibliography
M. Simonetti, “Antioch” in Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity (Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2014)
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