Well, we've had a fair amount of bad news recently on many fronts, but let's have a good revelation for a change. The site for the original ecumenical council may have just been unearthed, or rather revealed underwater.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6139027/Submerged-ruins-church-heralded-one-Christianitys-important-places-spotted.html
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>After years of hunting archaeologists have found sunken ruins that could be where the First Council of Nicaea was held – making it one of the most important places in Christian history.
>The First Council of Nicaea was a meeting held in 325 AD in the ancient town of Nicaea, now known as Iznik, in Turkey, which was then part of the Roman Empire. It was arranged by Constantine I, the first emperor to convert to Christianity, and it was here they agreed the nature of the relationship between God and Jesus. The council brought bishops from across the world to the shores of Lake Ascanius to agree the particulars of their faith – including when Easter should be held.
>Archaeologist Mustafa Şahin from Uludag University has spent years scouring the shores of the modern-day lake, called Lake Iznik, searching for historical treasures from that time. But it was only when the government of Bursa Province commissioned some aerial photos of the lake that he spotted a church submerged in its waters.
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>'I'd been doing field surveys in Iznik since 2006 and hadn't yet discovered a magnificent structure like that,' he said. Dr Şahin believes the church marks the place where Saint Neophytos was martyred back in 303AD. Saint Neophytos, who led the life of a hermit, is widely believed to be one of the most significant figures of the Church of Cyprus. Dr Şahin believes the church was built in the honour of Saint Neophytos. He also believes it marks the site of the former Senate Palace where the first First Council of Nicaea took place almost 1,700 years ago.
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>The church was destroyed by an earthquake in 740 AD and sank beneath the lake.