Chalcedon
Council site
ancient city of Bithynia in modern-day Turkey
Location: 40.9833, 29.0333 · Pleiades 520988
Who is recorded here
- Nikephoros I of Constantinople ministry
What happened here
- Synod of the Oak AD 403
- Council of Chalcedon AD 451
- Council of Hieria AD 754
About the place
Chalcedon was an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor. It was located to the south of Chrysopolis and almost directly opposite Byzantium across the Bosporus strait, in Europe. At present, it is a district of the city of Istanbul named Kadıköy.
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