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1. Council Of Nicea

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   Historical Context and Summoning
   Following the Great Persecution under Diocletian, Constantine sought to consolidate political stability, which he increasingly tied to religious unity. Internal doctrinal disputes, particularly Arianism—the teaching attributed to Arius, a presbyter from Alexandria—threatened this cohesion. Arius posited that the Son was a created being, subordinate to God the Father, summarized by the maxim, "There was a time when he was not" [^2].
   Constantine viewed these disputes not merely as theological quarrels but as t…