Arius

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Christian Christian presbyter human theologian

Arius was a 4th-century Christian presbyter from Alexandria whose teachings about the nature of Christ sparked the Arian controversy and major theological conflicts in early Christianity.

Aliases (1)

Arius of Alexandria ×1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian → Christian presbyter → human → theologian →
associatedWith	Alexandrian church → Emperor Constantine I → Eusebius of Nicomedia →
birthPlace	Alexandria →
condemnedAs	heretic by Nicene party →
condemnedBy	First Council of Nicaea →
conflict	Arian controversy → Trinitarian theology →
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Empire →
deathCause	sudden illness →
deathPlace	Constantinople →
doctrine	the Son is not of the same essence as the Father → the Son was created by the Father → there was a time when the Son was not →
era	Patristic period →
historicalRegion	Roman Egypt →
influenced	Arian Christians → Gothic Christianity →
knownFor	Arian controversy → denying the co-eternity of the Son with the Father → teaching that the Son is subordinate to the Father →
languageOfWorkOrName	Greek →
legacy	influence on later non-Trinitarian movements → long-lasting schism within early Christianity →
movement	Arianism →
notableEvent	excommunication in Alexandria → recall from exile under Constantine I →
notableWork	Thalia →
opposedBy	Alexander of Alexandria → Athanasius of Alexandria → Council of Nicaea →
opposedDoctrine	homoousios →
positionHeld	presbyter in Alexandria →
religion	Christianity →
subjectOf	Athanasius’s writings against the Arians →
theologicalTradition	subordinationism →
timePeriod	4th century →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
First Council of Nicaea →	excommunicated
Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century →	involves
Arianism →	namedAfter
Alexander of Alexandria →	opponentOf
Arianism ("Arius of Alexandria") →	originatedWith