Drieeenheid
Drieeenheid, in Dutch often translated as the Trinity, is the Christian doctrine that there is one God expressed in three distinct but coequal and consubstantial persons (hypostases): the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is not the Son or the Spirit, yet all three share the same divine essence (ousia). The doctrine aims to maintain monotheism while affirming a complex, triune God.
In theological terminology, "person" refers to the distinct hypostases within the one divine essence, rather than
Historically, the doctrine was developed in the first centuries of Christianity and was formalized in the creeds
Practically, the Trinity is a central element of Catholic, Orthodox, and most Protestant confessions. They uphold