Constantinople I — Second Ecumenical Council
The council receives Nicene faith and confesses the Holy Spirit as Lord and giver of life.
Reception
Part of the first three councils identified as common heritage in the Eastern-Oriental commission statement.
Perspective note
Comparative historical/source study. The original author's or church's reception is retained; inclusion does not make every claim Oriental Orthodox teaching. Historical documents retain their original claims. The reception label follows the selected church perspective; library access does not imply assent.
People
- Theodosius I
- Gregory the Theologian
Primary sources
The received creed states:
The received Constantinopolitan creed confesses the Spirit as Lord and giver of life, worshiped with Father and Son.
the Lord and Giver-of-Life, who proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified
Passage context and translation
The council confesses the Spirit's divine lordship and the Father's monarchy in the Creed received by the Church.
Before the excerpt
And [we believe] in the Holy Ghost,
After the excerpt
who spoke by the prophets.
Sources and further reading
- OCA: The Seven Ecumenical Councils
- Reception: Armenian Apostolic Church, Western Europe · Faith
Modern Armenian self-description. Its dating of an official response at Dvin to 506 is not a quotation from surviving council acts. - Reception: Eastern-Oriental Orthodox Joint Commission · Second Agreed Statement
Joint commission agreement. Section 8 explicitly distinguishes the families' reception of later councils; section 10 submits recommendations to churches for action.