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Cappadocian Fathers
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Membership and Biography
The core triumvirate consists of three primary figures, all of whom held significant episcopal positions during the turbulent decades following the First Council of Nicaea:
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Divinity Of Christ
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The Council of Nicaea and the Term Homoousios
The formal definition of the divinity of Christ was rigorously established at the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. Facing intense theological dispute, the Council promulgated the Nicene Creed. Central to this formulation was the use of the term $\text{Homoousios}$ (Greek: $\text{ὁμοούσιος}$), meaning "of the same substance" or "consubstantial," asserting that the Son shares the identical divine essence with the Father.
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Holy Trinity
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The necessity of formalizing the doctrine became acute due to challenges, most notably Arianism, which posited that the Son was a created being, not fully divine.
The First Council of Nicaea (325 AD) condemned Arianism, affirming that the Son was homoousios (of the same substance) with the Father. However, the precise relationship between the Father, Son, and Spirit remained complex.
The First Council of Constantinople (381 AD) further clarified the divinity of the Holy Spirit, affirming that the Spirit is worshipped and glorified…