The Meeting-Place of the First Ecumenical Council and the Church of the Holy Fathers at Nicaea
Abstract
The consultation of the historical sources of the period of Iconoclasm has approximately allowed the designation of the place and building in which the First Ecumenical Council was held at Nicaea. According to the latter, the venue, which was part of the imperial palace of the town with a rotunda shape and an oculus at its centre must have been near the gate of Istanbul. Access to the building was allowed from the main N-S artery of the town. The building, according to later historical testimonies, was turned into a church and was decorated with the depiction, in mosaic, of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council.
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MANGO, C. (2011). The Meeting-Place of the First Ecumenical Council and the Church of the Holy Fathers at Nicaea. Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society, 26, 27–34. https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.425
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