▁the ▁First ▁Council ▁of ▁Constantin ople . ▁ ▁One ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁to ▁resolve ▁disag re ements ▁ar ising ▁from ▁within ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Alexand ria ▁over ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁Son ▁in ▁his ▁relationship ▁to ▁the ▁Father : ▁in ▁particular , ▁whether ▁the ▁Son ▁had ▁been ▁' beg ot ten ' ▁by ▁the ▁Father ▁from ▁his ▁own ▁being , ▁and ▁therefore ▁having ▁no ▁beginning , ▁or ▁else ▁created ▁out ▁of ▁nothing , ▁and ▁therefore ▁having ▁a ▁beginning . ▁St . ▁Alexander ▁of ▁Alexand ria ▁and ▁Ath anas ius ▁took ▁the ▁first ▁position ; ▁the ▁popular ▁pres by ter ▁Ari us , ▁from ▁whom ▁the ▁term ▁A rian ism ▁comes , ▁took ▁the ▁second . ▁The ▁council ▁decided ▁against ▁the ▁Ari ans ▁over wh el ming ly ▁( of ▁the ▁estimated ▁ 2 5 0 – 3 1 8   atten de es , ▁all ▁but ▁two ▁agreed ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁cre ed ▁and ▁these ▁two , ▁along ▁with ▁Ari us , ▁were ▁ban ished ▁to ▁Il ly ria ). ▁Another ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁an ▁agreement ▁on ▁when ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁E aster , ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁ecc les iast ical ▁calendar , ▁decre ed ▁in ▁an ▁ep ist le ▁to ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Alexand ria ▁in ▁which ▁is ▁simply ▁stated : We ▁also ▁send ▁you ▁the ▁good ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁settlement ▁concerning ▁the ▁holy ▁pas ch , ▁namely ▁that ▁in ▁answer ▁to ▁your ▁pray ers ▁this ▁question ▁also ▁has ▁been ▁resolved . ▁All ▁the