▁bre th ren ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁who ▁have ▁h ither to ▁followed ▁the ▁Jewish ▁practice ▁will ▁hence for th ▁observe ▁the ▁custom ▁of ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁and ▁of ▁your selves ▁and ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁us ▁who ▁from ▁ancient ▁times ▁have ▁kept ▁E aster ▁together ▁with ▁you . H istor ically ▁significant ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁effort ▁to ▁att ain ▁cons ensus ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁through ▁an ▁assembly ▁representing ▁all ▁of ▁Christ end om , ▁the ▁Council ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁occasion ▁where ▁the ▁technical ▁aspects ▁of ▁Christ ology ▁were ▁discussed . ▁Through ▁it ▁a ▁preced ent ▁was ▁set ▁for ▁subsequent ▁general ▁coun c ils ▁to ▁adopt ▁cre eds ▁and ▁can ons . ▁This ▁council ▁is ▁generally ▁considered ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁seven ▁E c umen ical ▁Coun c ils ▁in ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁Christian ity . ▁ ▁Character ▁and ▁purpose ▁▁ ▁The ▁First ▁Council ▁of ▁N ica ea ▁was ▁conven ed ▁by ▁the ▁Roman ▁em peror ▁Const antine ▁the ▁Great ▁upon ▁the ▁recommend ations ▁of ▁a ▁syn od ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁bishop ▁H os ius ▁of ▁Cord uba ▁in ▁the ▁E aster t ide ▁of ▁ 3 2 5 . ▁This ▁syn od ▁had ▁been ▁charged ▁with ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁trouble ▁brought ▁about ▁by ▁the ▁A rian ▁controvers y ▁in ▁the ▁Greek - spe aking ▁east . ▁To ▁most ▁b ish ops , ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Ari us ▁were ▁her et ical ▁and ▁dangerous ▁to ▁the ▁salv ation ▁of ▁sou ls . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 3 2 5