“If you leave, you take the Trinity with you”. The Council of Nicaea and the origin of Knowledge as Relation
Chapel for Europe Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, BelgiumOpening of the Exhibition- Laboratory “If you leave, you take the Trinity with you” The Council of Nicaea and the origin of Knowledge as Relation In occasion of the celebration of 1700 years since the First Council of Nicaea. The exhibition aims to help us decisively take a new path, as expressed in a quote attributed to Saint Gregory of Nazianzus when he was stopped at the gates of the city “If you leave, you take the Trinity with you.” Those who were leaving should carry the Trinity (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit) in their hearts and lives. The Trinity is not just a theological concept but a present reality to be experienced and incarnated into the world. In Nicaea I, the Trinity is understood in its fascinating tension between knowledge and relationship, originated by a happening when Saint Spyridon of Tremithus, Bishop of Cyprus, performed a miracle involving a brick to demonstrate the Holy Trinity. It revealed itself to the listeners in its three elements of water, earth, and fire while remaining one. It is an eye-opener not only for the originality with which the Trinity can become creatively and concrete vividly in the world, but also […]
