One of the most famous stories about the Council of Nicaea is the legend that St. Nicholas slapped the heretic Arius in the face for his impudence and heretical teaching. Whether this event actually ...

The Council of Nicaea, which convened in 325 AD under Emperor Constantine, changed the history of Christianity.

In May 325, 300 bishops responded to the summons of the Roman emperor Constantine, gathering at Nicaea, in present-day Turkey, to discuss pressing theological controversies then dividing the church.

Boethius was a Christian in ancient Rome and a polymath, which means he studied lots of things. He adhered to Arian Christianity, considered orthodoxy in some parts of the world and heresy in other ...