Council
Gangra
about 340 · Gangra
Disputed. The target of the canons is clear enough. The year is an estimate.
Convened by. Bishops of Paphlagonia and neighboring regions
Issues. Ascetics accused of rejecting marriage, ordinary church meals, and the local bishop, in circles tied to Eustathius of Sebaste.
Outcomes. Canons condemning those practices while not forbidding monastic discipline as such.
Canons or creeds. The canons entered eastern collections. They are social rules, not a creed.