Christians, if they are familiar with early church councils, usually think of the Big Seven. Sports-minded individuals might be wondering if this is some ancient sporting alliance akin to the NCAA Division I schools; rather they are a series of large ecumenical church councils beginning (A.D. 325) and ending (A.D. 787) in Nicaea. Aside from these were other smaller, regional councils that dealt with matters that were arising locally. The canons from these smaller councils were later ratified in the larger councils, so that they became applicable church-wide. The first few are held in the following cities: Ancyra, capital of Galatia; Neocaesarea in Pontus; Gangra in Paphlagonia (though originally in Galatia); Antioch in Syria; and Laodicea in Phrygia. By the time of the fourth council in Chalcedon, all the canons from these were accepted. My plan is to go through these as I had those from Nicaea I.
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