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A list of bishops at the council exists, including about 230 names, though there are indications that the signature lists are defective. St. [[Athanasius of Alexandria]] puts the number at 318, which is regarded as a mystically significant number, as in [[Genesis]] 14:14, the number of servants whom [[Abraham]] (then still named "Abram") took with him to rescue his nephew [[Lot]].
Only a few [[bishop]]s from the West were present (a pattern common to all the [[Ecumenical Councils]]): Marcus of Calabria, Nicasius of Dijon, Domnus of Stridon, [[Hosius the Confessor|Hosius of Cordoba]], and [[Caecilian of Carthage]]. Pope St. [[Sylvester I of Rome]] was represented by two of his [[priest]]s.
A number of renowned Eastern [[saint]]s were also present: besides [[Athanasius the Great]] were [[Nicholas of Myra]], [[Spyridon of Trimythous]], [[Alexander of Alexandria]], and [[Paphnutius of Egypt]].
==Commemoration ==
The '''Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council''' are commemorated on [[May 29]] and also on the [[Pentecostarion|seventh Sunday after Pascha]]. They are also commemorated on the 9th Sunday after [[Pentecost]], the [[Sunday of the Fathers of the First Six Councils]].