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TRINITY & OTHER DOCTRINES OF GOD:<br />
PROF. M. M. NINAN<br />
In A.D. 325, in order to try to settle the Arian controversy, Roman Emperor Constantine<br />
convened a church council in the town of Nicaea in Asia Minor near Constantinople.<br />
About 300 bishops attended, almost all from the East.<br />
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Approximately 300 bishops attended the Council of Nicaea, from every region of the<br />
Empire except Britain. Constantine had invited all 1800 bishops of the Christian church<br />
(about 1000 in the east and 800 in the west), but only 250 to 320 bishops actually<br />
participated. The participating bishops were given free travel from their home churches<br />
to the council (and back), as well as free lodging during their stay – courtesy of Constantine and the<br />
Roman government! These bishops did not travel alone; each one had permission to<br />
bring with him two priests and three deacons; so the total number of attendees<br />
would have been above 1500.<br />
(http://www.purifiedbyfaith.com/NewFormat/theology/WOG/WOG_DaVinci_Code_<br />
Debunked.htm)<br />