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In 325 AD Constantine invited 1800 bishops to the council of Nicaea all expenses paid, only 318 showed up. Yes the true Church 1482 bishops stayed away from the false religious persecutors in Rome, they were well aware of its evils
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Wikipedia: First Council Of Nicaea
Constantine had invited all 1,800 bishops of the Christian church within the Roman Empire (about 1,000 in the East and 800 in the
West), but a smaller and unknown number attended.
Eusebius of Caesarea counted more than 250,
[22] Athanasius of Alexandria counted 318,
[11] and
Eustathius of Antioch estimated "about 270"
[23] (all three were present at the Council). Later,
Socrates Scholasticus recorded more than 300,
[24] and
Evagrius,
[25] Hilary of Poitiers,
[26] Jerome,
[27] Dionysius Exiguus,
[28] and
Rufinus[29] each recorded 318. This number 318 is preserved in the liturgies of the
Eastern Orthodox Church[30] and the
Coptic Orthodox Church.
[31] For some, the number is suspicious as it is the number of
Abraham's servants in Genesis 14:14, and there was a polemical reason for the Nicene Fathers to imply that they were servants of Abraham, the father of the Faith.
[32]
Delegates came from every region of the Roman Empire and from the Christian churches extant within the
Sassanid Empire.
[33] The participating bishops were given free travel to and from their
episcopal sees to the Council, as well as lodging.
"Resplendent in purple and gold, Constantine made a ceremonial entrance at the opening of the Council, probably in early June, but respectfully seated the bishops ahead of himself."
[4] As Eusebius describes,
Constantine "himself proceeded through the midst of the assembly, like some heavenly messenger of God, clothed in raiment which glittered as it were with rays of light, reflecting the glowing radiance of a purple robe, and adorned with the brilliant splendor of gold and precious stones."
[41] The emperor was present as an overseer and presider but did not cast any official vote. Constantine organized the Council along the lines of the
Roman Senate. Hosius of Cordoba may have presided over its deliberations; he was probably one of the
papal legates.
[4] Eusebius of Nicomedia probably gave the welcoming address.
[4][42]