The Council of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, also called the Council of Mar Isaac, met in AD 410 in Seleucia-Ctesiphon, the capital of the Persian Sasanian Empire. Convened by King Yazdegerd I, it organized the
Ruined palace at Ctesiphon
Yazdegerd I
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Yazdegerd I was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 399 to 420. A son of Shapur III, he succeeded his brother Bahram IV after the latter's assassination.
Council of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
…Seleucia-Ctesiphon, also called the Council of Mar Isaac, met in AD 410 in Seleucia-Ctesiphon, the capital of the Persian Sasanian Empire. Convened by King Yazdegerd I (399–421), it organized the Christians of his empire into a single structured church, which became known as the Church of the East. The Council is often…
5th-century plate of Yazdegerd I slaying a stag.
Drachma of Bahram IV (r. 388–399)
Solidus of Arcadius (r. 383–408)
Gold dinar of Shapur II (r. 309–379)