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William Branham referred dozens of times to the Nicene Council being held at "Nicaea, Rome" (see quotes below).  But the city of Nicaea, where the council was held, was nowhere near Rome. The First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in Nicaea in Bithynia (present-day Iznik in Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325.
William Branham referred dozens of times to the Nicene Council being held at "Nicaea, Rome" (see quotes below).  But the city of Nicaea, where the council was held, was nowhere near Rome. The First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in Nicaea in Bithynia (present-day Iznik in Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325.


William Branham also taught that the doctrine of the Trinity started at the Nicene Council and that the primary dispute was between the Trinitarians and the Unitarians.  But this is also historically incorrect.
William Branham also taught the following which are '''historically incorrect''':
 
#The doctrine of the Trinity started at the Nicene Council;
#The primary dispute was between the Trinitarians and the Unitarians; and
#Everyone baptized prior to the First Council of Nicaea was baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.


==Quotes of William Branham==
==Quotes of William Branham==