Council
Antioch (Dedication)
341 · Antioch
Disputed. A major meeting in 341 is secure. Which creed was official, and which canons belong to it, is technical.
Convened by. Eastern bishops gathered for the dedication of the Golden Church, with imperial interest
Issues. How to confess the faith without the contested word homoousios, and the continuing case of Athanasius.
Outcomes. Several creeds were drafted. None simply repeated Nicaea. Historians no longer treat every non-Nicene formula of this decade as a single 'Arian' party.
Canons or creeds. Disciplinary canons from Antioch, including rules about bishops and appeals, circulated widely. Their exact link to the 341 dedication is sometimes questioned.