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A creed, also known as a confession of faith, a symbol, or a statement of faith, is a statement of the shared beliefs of a community which summarizes its core tenets.
Icon depicting Emperor Constantine (center) and the Fathers of the First Council of Nicaea (325) as holding the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed of 381
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor receives the Augsburg Confession at the Diet of Augsburg on 25 June 1530
Athanasian Creed
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The Athanasian Creed—also called the Quicunque Vult, which is both its Latin name and its opening words, meaning "Whosoever wishes"—is a Christian statement of belief focused on Trinitarian doctrine a
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…which summarizes its core tenets. Many Christian denominations use three creeds: the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, the Apostles' Creed and the Athanasian Creed. Some Christian denominations do not use any of those creeds. The term creed is sometimes extended to comparable concepts in non-Christian theologies…
Athanasius of Alexandria was traditionally thought to be the author of the Athanasian Creed, which is hence named after him
Detail of a 13th-century manuscript illustration for William Perault's Summa Vitiorum, depicting a knight carrying the "Shield of the Trinity"