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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 />

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