Arius

Christian priest
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Quick Facts
Born:
c. 250, Libya
Died:
336, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Turkey]
Subjects Of Study:
Arianism
Neoplatonism

Arius (born c. 250, Libya—died 336, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Turkey]) was a Christian priest whose teachings gave rise to a theological doctrine known as Arianism. Arianism affirmed a created, finite nature of Christ rather than equal divinity with God the Father and was denounced by the early church as a major heresy. An ascetical moral leader of a Christian community in the area of Alexandria, Arius attracted a large following through a message integrating Neoplatonism, which accented the absolute oneness of the Divinity as the highest perfection, with a literal, rationalist approach to the New Testament texts. This point of ...(100 of 203 words)