Trinity

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The Trinity (Latin: Trinitas, lit. 'triad', from trinus 'threefold') is a Christian doctrine concerning the nature of God. It defines one God as existing in three divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit. They are considered to be coeternal and consubstantial, constituting three distinct persons (hypostases) that share one essence/substance/nature (homoousion). The Fourth Lateran Council, an ecumenical council held by the Catholic Church in 1215 AD, declared that the Father begets, the Son is begotten, and the Holy Spirit proceeds. In this context, the single essence/nature defines what God is, while the three persons define who God is. The doctrine expresses both a distinction between, and an indissoluble unity of, the three personages. The process of creation and grace is viewed as a single shared action of the three divine persons, who each manifest their unique attributes. This is expressed in the statements that everything is "from the Father...

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