Explain the significance of the ecumenical council held at Nicaea, noting in particular the intended effect of the Nicene Creed on laypeople
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
• The ecumenical council codified the way Christian "dogma" and practice was to be instituted.
• As a result, the Creed became a statement of faith for the Orthodox believers as well as a clear model of the concept of the Trinity.
• Church leaders believed that by memorizing this creed, laypeople would be able to identify deviations from the established practice.
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