Council
Ancyra
314 · Ancyra
Attested. The canons are genuine. Which bishop presided is less certain.
Convened by. Bishops of Asia Minor, with Vitalis of Antioch often named as leading
Issues. How to receive Christians who had sacrificed or otherwise lapsed under the recent persecution.
Outcomes. Graded penances rather than permanent exclusion. The canons are a main window onto church discipline just before Nicaea.
Canons or creeds. No creed. The canons were later copied into eastern canon law.