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The Apostles' Creed (Latin: Symbolum Apostolorum or Symbolum Apostolicum), sometimes titled the Apostolic Creed or the Symbol of the Apostles, is a Christian creed or "symbol of faith". The creed most likely originated in 5th-century Gaul as a development of the Old Roman Symbol : the old Latin creed of the 4th century.
Creed Date Accepted by Original name Notes Link to text Apostles' Creed: 120–250 Western Church Lat.: Symbolum Apostolorum or Symbolum Apostolicum: Product of the Roman Christians around AD 180, who developed an early form of the Apostles' Creed, possibly to critique Marcion. "Apostles' Creed". Creed of Nicaea: 325 Ecumenical Church
The Old Roman Symbol (Latin: vetus symbolum romanum), or Old Roman Creed, is an earlier and shorter version of the Apostles’ Creed. [1] It was based on the 2nd-century Rule of Faith and the interrogatory declaration of faith for those receiving Baptism (3rd century or earlier), [1] which by the 4th century was everywhere tripartite in structure, following Matthew 28:19 ("baptizing them in ...
The Eastern Orthodox Church accepts the Nicene Creed, [8] [9] but does not use the Apostles' Creed or the Athanasian Creed. A creed by definition is a summary or statement of what one believes. It originates from the Latin credo meaning "I believe". [10] The purpose of a creed is to act as a yardstick of correct belief. [11]
Articles relating to the ecumenical creeds, an umbrella term used in Lutheran tradition to refer to three creeds: the Nicene Creed, the Apostles' Creed and the Athanasian Creed. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Title page to second printing. A playne and godly Exposytion or Declaration of the Commune Crede is a 1533 work of religious commentary by Desiderius Erasmus, written at the request of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, and dealing with the Apostles' Creed from a Roman Catholic point of view.
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In the Roman Catholic Church, to obtain the plenary indulgence once a day, it is necessary to visit a church or oratory to which the indulgence is attached and the recitation of the Sunday prayers, Creed and Hail Mary. [87] Recitation of the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed is required to obtain a partial indulgence. [88]