Council of Seleucia
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The Council of Seleucia was a 4th-century ecclesiastical assembly of Eastern bishops that played a key role in the Arian controversy within the early Christian Church.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of Seleucia canonical | 8 |
| Council of Seleucia (359) | 2 |
| Council of Seleucia of 359 | 1 |
| Dedication Council of Antioch | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2177608 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Council of Seleucia Context triple: [Constantius II, convenedCouncil, Council of Seleucia]
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Council of Hieria
The Council of Hieria was an eighth-century Byzantine church council convened by iconoclast emperors that supported the rejection of religious images and was later denounced as heretical.
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Council of Alexandria (AD 362)
The Council of Alexandria (AD 362) was a significant early Christian synod convened under Athanasius of Alexandria to address Arianism and other theological disputes within the Church.
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Council of Ephesus
The Council of Ephesus was a major 5th-century ecumenical council of the Christian Church that condemned Nestorianism and affirmed the Virgin Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer).
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Nicaea
Nicaea was an ancient Greek city in northwestern Asia Minor, historically significant as a major political and religious center of the Byzantine Empire.
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Council of Rome (382)
The Council of Rome (382) was a synod convened by Pope Damasus I that played a key role in defining the Christian biblical canon and shaping the development of the Latin Vulgate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Council of Seleucia Target entity description: The Council of Seleucia was a 4th-century ecclesiastical assembly of Eastern bishops that played a key role in the Arian controversy within the early Christian Church.
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A.
Council of Hieria
The Council of Hieria was an eighth-century Byzantine church council convened by iconoclast emperors that supported the rejection of religious images and was later denounced as heretical.
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B.
Council of Alexandria (AD 362)
The Council of Alexandria (AD 362) was a significant early Christian synod convened under Athanasius of Alexandria to address Arianism and other theological disputes within the Church.
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C.
Council of Ephesus
The Council of Ephesus was a major 5th-century ecumenical council of the Christian Church that condemned Nestorianism and affirmed the Virgin Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer).
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D.
Nicaea
Nicaea was an ancient Greek city in northwestern Asia Minor, historically significant as a major political and religious center of the Byzantine Empire.
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E.
Council of Rome (382)
The Council of Rome (382) was a synod convened by Pope Damasus I that played a key role in defining the Christian biblical canon and shaping the development of the Latin Vulgate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century church council
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Christian synod ⓘ ecclesiastical council ⓘ |
| approvedCreed | Homoiousian-leaning formula ⓘ |
| attendedBy |
Anomoean bishops
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Arian bishops ⓘ Eastern bishops ⓘ Homoiousian bishops ⓘ |
| category |
4th-century Christian councils
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Arianism ⓘ History of early Christianity ⓘ |
| church |
Eastern Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Christianity
|
| conflict | Arianism vs. Nicene orthodoxy ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Constantius II ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 359 ⓘ |
| denomination | early Catholic Church ⓘ |
| followedBy | Council of Constantinople of 360 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to later imperial settlement at Constantinople 360
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illustrated deep divisions among Eastern bishops ⓘ key event in consolidation of semi-Arian positions ⓘ |
| issue | homoousios vs. homoiousios terminology ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| location |
Seleucia
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linked to:
Seleucia-on-the-Tigris
Seleucia in Isauria ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christology
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Trinitarian doctrine ⓘ relationship between Father and Son ⓘ |
| numberOfBishops | about 150 ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Nicene party ⓘ |
| partOf | Arian controversy ⓘ |
| politicalContext | imperial intervention in church doctrine ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Acacius of Caesarea ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Council of Constantinople (360)
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linked to:
Council of Constantinople of 360
Council of Nicaea ⓘ
linked to:
First Council of Nicaea
Council of Rimini ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| result |
condemnation of several pro-Nicene bishops
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deposition of some bishops opposed to the Arian-leaning majority ⓘ rejection of the Nicene term homoousios by the majority ⓘ |
| significantFigure |
Acacius of Caesarea
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Basil of Ancyra ⓘ Eleusius of Cyzicus ⓘ Eudoxius of Antioch ⓘ George of Laodicea ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 4th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Council of Antioch
linked to: Council of Seleucia
linked to: Council of Seleucia
linked to: Council of Seleucia
linked to: Council of Seleucia