Arius
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Arius was a Libyan-born Cyrenaic presbyter and ascetic associated with the church of Alexandria. He became one of the most controversial theological figures of the fourth century, not because he singl
Imagined portrait of Arius; detail of a Cretan School icon, c. 1591, depicting the First Council of Nicaea
Greek icon of Arius getting slapped by Nicholas of Myra
Greek icon depicting Arius's death (lower half).
Constantine I burning Arian books, illustration from a book of canon law, c. 825
Athanasius of Alexandria
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Athanasius I of Alexandria, also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alex
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…Arius himself attended the council, as did his bishop, Alexander. Also there were Eusebius of Caesarea, Eusebius of Nicomedia and the young deacon Athanasius, who would become the champion of the Trinitarian view ultimately adopted by the council and spend most of his life battling Arianism. Before the main…
Mosaic in the Pammakaristos Church, late 13th–early 14th century
A statue of Athanasius in Catania, Sicily
St. Athanasius (1883–84), by Carl Rohl-Smith, Frederik's Church, Copenhagen, Denmark
Icon of Saint Athanasios, Antivouniotissa Museum, Kerkyra