Archaeologists Find Possible Remains of Church that Hosted the First Council of Nicaea
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Archaeologists find possible remains of Church that hosted the First Council of Nicaea
Archaeologists excavating at İznik have uncovered evidence they believe represents the remains of the original church where the First Council of Nicaea convened in AD 325, one of the defining events in the history of Christianity. This content was originally published on www.heritagedaily.com - © 2023 - HeritageDaily
Archaeologists excavating Iznik, the ancient city of Nicaea, in northwestern Turkey have discovered the remains of a small church that they believe was the site of the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. Fragments of walls, floors, and a column base were uncovered, hidden beneath a later basilica on Lake Iznik.
Since November 2025, the archaeological superintendence of Padua, Treviso and Belluno has revealed a vast Christian building of late antiquity under the former fish mill of Oderzo, in the province of Treviso. The site, opened before the construction of a building, first delivered massive foundations and decorated floors a few meters below the current street. This Paleo-Christian basilica, bordered by burials, could mark the first known Christian…
Excavations on the shores of Lake Iznik have yielded a historic discovery. The remains of a small church where the First Council, a meeting of critical importance to the history of Christianity, was held have been found. In addition, gold artifacts from the Umayyad and Abbasid periods, dating back to the Siege of Iznik, have been unearthed in the area.
Excavations on the shores of Lake İznik in Bursa have unearthed the floor and wall remains of the Church of St. Neophytos, a site of critical importance to the Christian world where the First Council was held in 325 AD.
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