Complex sentence: Possibly, the Paulicians of Armenia ahered to his teachings, and hence their name, however historical records show instead that the Paulicians were bitterly persecuted for their anti-icon views and fidelity to the Scriptures than for a position on homoousious.
Split into simpler sentences: Possibly, the Paulicians of Armenia ahered to his teachings, and received their name from him. However historical records show instead that the Paulicians were bitterly persecuted for their iconoclastic views than for a position on homoousious.