The First Council of Nicaea (/ n aɪ ˈ s iː ə /; Ancient Greek: Νίκαια) was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea (now İznik, Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325.

Beroea (or Berea) was an ancient city of the Hellenistic period and Roman Empire now known as Veria (or Veroia) in Macedonia, Northern Greece.It is a small city on the eastern side of the Vermio Mountains north of Mount Olympus.The town is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as a place in which the apostles Paul, Silas and Timothy preached the Christian Gospel

Toponimia. El nombre Serdica o Sardica (en griego: Σερδική, Σαρδική) fue muy popular en las fuentes latinas, griegas antiguas y griegas bizantinas de la Antigüedad y la Edad Media, que se relacionó con la tribu local celta de los serdi. [6] El nombre fue utilizado por última vez en el siglo XIX en un texto en búlgaro, El servicio y la hagiografía de San Jorge, el nuevo de ...

The Council of Serdica sent an emissary to report their finding to Constantius. Constantius reconsidered his decision, owing to a threatening letter from his brother Constans and the uncertain conditions of affairs on the Persian border, and he accordingly made up his mind to yield. But three separate letters were needed to overcome the natural ...

Sofia (deutsch [ˈzoːfi̯a]; bulgarisch София, [ˈsɔfijɐ]) ist die Hauptstadt Bulgariens.Die Stadt liegt in der gleichnamigen Ebene im Westen des Landes. Mit ihren 1.307.439 Einwohnern (Stand 2021) ist sie die größte und bevölkerungsreichste Stadt und administratives Zentrum des Bezirks Sofia-Stadt.Damit lebt etwa jeder sechste (17,5 Prozent) Einwohner Bulgariens in Sofia.

Jerusalem was the first center of the church, according to the Book of Acts, and according to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the location of "the first Christian church". The apostles lived and taught there for some time after Pentecost. James, the brother of Jesus was a leader in the church, and his other kinsmen likely held leadership positions in the surrounding area after the destruction …

The Saint Sofia Church (Bulgarian: църква „Света София“, tsarkva „Sveta Sofia“) is the oldest church in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, dating to the 4th century.In the predecessor building took place the Council of Serdica held most probably in 343 and attended by 316 bishops. In the 14th century, the church gave its name to the city, previously known as Serdika ...

Constantine I (Latin: Flavius Valerius Constantinus; Ancient Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος, romanized: Konstantinos; 27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, and the first to convert to Christianity. Born in Naissus, Dacia Mediterranea (now Niš, Serbia), he was the son of Flavius Constantius, a Roman army …

The Edict of Serdica was issued in 311 by the Roman emperor Galerius, officially ending the Diocletianic persecution of Christianity in the East. With the passage in 313 AD of the Edict of Milan, in which the Roman Emperors Constantine the Great and Licinius legalised the Christian religion, persecution of Christians by the Roman state ceased.. The Emperor Constantine I …

Sofia (/ ˈ s oʊ f i ə, ˈ s ɒ f-, s oʊ ˈ f iː ə / SOH-fee-ə, SOF-; Bulgarian: София, romanized: Sofiya, IPA: ()) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria.It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths.