The Council of Nicaea in 325 declared that the Lord Jesus Christ, as the Only-begotten Son of God, is True God from True God and Light from Light, being Consubstantial (or 'one essence') with the Father. In other words, the Son of God is God himself, and the Father and the Son are both one God.

 

The symbol of the House of Nicaea is fire, representing the fire of the Divinity, since God is an all-consuming fire and light unapproachable.

 

The House of Nicaea is also represented by the lion, since Christ is the royal Lion of Judah.

 

The patrons of the House of Nicaea are St Nicholas, who was present at the Council of Nicaea and defended the divinity of Christ, and St Helen, mother of St Constantine, the emperor who convened the Council of Nicaea in the year 325 AD. St Nicholas is a protector of orphans and those sail; St Helen found the True Cross of Christ and helped transformed Jerusalem into a Christian city.