First Council of Nicaea
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The First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea by the Roman Emperor Constantine I, also known as the First Ecumenical Council. It met from May
The Council of Nicaea, with Arius depicted as defeated by the council, written by Michael Damaskinos, 1591.
Icon depicting the Emperor Constantine and the bishops of the First Council of Nicaea (325) holding the Niceno–Constantinopolitan Creed of 381
A fresco depicting the First Council of Nicaea at the Vatican's Sistine Salon
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2744 x 2900 pixels 3.1 MB
Arius
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Arius was a Cyrenaic presbyter and ascetic. He was not the founder of Arianism. The opposing sides in the Controversy were already well established before the dispute between Arius and Alexander. The
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' death (lower half).
Constantine I burning Arian books, illustration from a book of canon law, c. 825