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Ancyra
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
a city in Galatia (see Smith's Dict. of Class. Geog. s.v.), where three councils were held:
I. In 314, attended by twelve or eighteen bishops; the subject of apostates was discussed, and twenty-five canons framed.
II. Semi-Arian, in 358, on the second formula of Sirmium (q.v.).
III. In 375, when Hypsius, bishop of Parnassus, was deposed. — Smith, Tables of Church Hist.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ancyra'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/ancyra.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.