The Spirit is a creature
Doctrine · On the Spirit · c. 360–381
The Holy Spirit is a creature and a minister, not of the same rank as the Father and the Son.
The proposition attributed to Macedonius of Constantinople and set aside by canon 1 of 381. Whether Macedonius himself held it is a separate question the sources do not settle.
Held it
- 360 — Macedonius I of Constantinople (Holds). Is said to have taught that the Spirit is a creature and a minister. Attributed by the received account, which canon 1 names as the Pneumatomachi. The Seven Ecumenical Councils (NPNF series 2 vol. 14) · Constantinople I (381), canon 1
Refused it
- 381 — The First Council of Constantinople (Condemns). Sets aside the party that fought the Spirit. The Seven Ecumenical Councils (NPNF series 2 vol. 14) · Constantinople I (381), canon 1
In the disputes
- The dispute over the Holy Spirit The Arian question asked again about the Spirit, by men who had granted the Son.
First stated in this form after The Seven Ecumenical Councils (NPNF series 2 vol. 14) · Constantinople I (381), canon 1.