Council of Iconium (AD 376)
| Date | 376 |
| Location | Iconium |
| Chaired by | Amphilochius of Iconium |
| Purpose | To oppose Macedonian heretics who denied the divinity of the Holy Spirit |
| Key Events | Amphilochius confirmed the validity of the Nicene Creed, condemned the Arians and pneumatochoi, and confirmed an orthodox theology of the Trinity and the Holy Spirit |
| Primary Source Attestation | Synodical letter can be found at PG 39, 93ff. |
Bibliography
Simonetti, M. “Iconium” in Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity (Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2014)
Butler, Alban. “St. Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium, Confessor” in The Lives of the Saints, 1866.
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