Arius

Arius (born around 260 in Cyrenaica, now eastern Libya, died 336 in Constantinople) was an early Christian thinker and priest. He lived in Alexandria but was probably born in what is now Libya. He did not agree with his bishop, Alexander of Alexandria, who said that Jesus and God are the same. Arius said that Jesus and God are not the same and that Jesus was created and so there was a that he did not exist. 

At the First Council of Nicaea, most bishops opposed Arius. The official document stated that God the Father and Jesus the Son have the same essence and therefore are the same being. It also states that Jesus and God have existed together for all time.

 Reference 
Article about Arius from Encyclopedia Britannica

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