Editing First Council of Nicaea (section)

==Primary sources==
There are no conciliar acts. The main historical sources are: the ''[[Ecclesiastical History (Eusebius)|Ecclesiastical History]]'' by [[Eusebius of Caesarea]], the ''History of the First Council of Nicaea'' by [[Gelasius of Cyzicus]], and three orations of Athanasios ''Against the Arians'' and two epistles, one written in 350-351, concerning the decisions of the Council of Nicaea,<ref>The ''Epistula de decretis nicaenae synodi'', in which Athanasius defends the terminology of the council. Cf. {{Cite journal|author=Dudzik, Pavel|date=2014-01-05|title=Nicene terminology defended by Athanasius of Alexandria in "De Decretis Nicaenae synodi" and the possible influence of Eusebius' "Epistula ad Caesarienses"|journal=[[Vox Patrum]]|volume=61|pages=123–135|access-date=2024-06-11|doi=10.31743/vp.3613|url=https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/vp/article/view/3613 | issn=0860-9411|doi-access=free}}</ref> which includes the [[Nicene creed]], and the other one ''On the Events of the Councils in [[Rimini|Ariminum]] and [[Seleucia]]''. Other primary sources are the following: ''Ecclesiastical History''<sub>[[w:it:Storia ecclesiastica (Socrate Scolastico)|it]]</sub> by [[Socrates Scholasticus]] and those of [[Sozomen]], [[Theodoret|Theodoret of Cirrhus]], and [[Rufinus of Aquileia]]. Theological aspects are also dealt with by [[Basil of Caesarea]], [[Gregory of Nyssa]], and [[Gregory of Nazianzus]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Moutafov, Emmanuel|title=First Ecumenical Council of Nicea, 325|access-date=2024-05-28|url=https://www.academia.edu/4200703}}</ref> Primary sources are collected on the [[Wisconsin Lutheran College]]'s Fourth Century Christianity website.<ref name="CouncilFourthCentury"/>