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PPforMonTues_March3031Nicaea-CatholicStuff.pptxhttp://www.usu.edu/markdamen/1320Hist&Civ/chapters/13XITY.htm#arianism
Enter ARIUS, a Christian Priest who lived 250-336.
He thought that Jesus should be seen as a sort of very important Creature or Divine Messenger…definitely superior to all of us, but not equal to God.
Arius’ supervisor, or “boss” so to speak, disagreed with him…Athanasius.
It was Athanasius who supported the Council of Nicea…
…a council called by Constantine in 325 in order to “clear things up” regarding Jesus ID and silence Arius.
Emperor Constantine called together bishops from all across the empire.
Icon from the Mégalo Metéoron
Monastery in Greece,
representing the First Ecumenical
Council of Nikea 325 A.D.,
with the condemned Arius
in the bottom of the icon.
Wikipedia
Athanasius (and, as you read, the Cappadocian Fathers continued to state) that Arius was WRONG.
Jesus IS equivalent to God and should be worshipped as God. The Trinity triumphed.
(“God from God, Light from Light, True God from True God, Begotten, Not Made, One in Being with the Father”…)
Icon from the Mégalo Metéoron
Monastery in Greece,
representing the First Ecumenical
Council of Nikea 325 A.D.,
with the condemned Arius
in the bottom of the icon.
Wikipedia
Copies of Arian Christian texts were burned in order to state very clearly that yes, THIS IS WRONG…this is Not Christian.
Emperor Constantine and the Council
of Nicaea. The burning of Arian books
is illustrated below. Drawing on
vellum. From MS CLXV,
Biblioteca Capitolare, Vercelli, a
compendium of canon law produced I
in northern Italy ca. 825
"[of?] the synod of Nicaea
[where the] number / of holy fathers
[was] 318 [.] and all / subscribed." "Constantine the emperor." "Arian heretics condemned."
Wikipedia
As you can guess, however, the idea didn’t die out. It was clear and easy to understand, as opposed to…ummm…The Trinity.
People outside the Roman Empire liked it a lot, and groups like the Goths continued to practice Arian Christianity.
You can see in the next slide, that Europe really WASN’T VERY CHRISTIAN…
…for centuries after Jesus lived.
“It took centuries.”
http://www.usu.edu/markdamen/1320Hist&Civ/slides/13xity/mapspreadofxity.jpg
