Originating around AD 300, '''Arianism''' was the [[theology|theological]] view that [[Jesus]] was divine, but created and lesser than [[God]] the Father.
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Originating around AD 300, '''Arianism''' was the [[theology|theological]] view that [[Jesus]] was divine, but created and lesser than [[God]] the Father. It was condemned as incorrect by the [[Council of Nicaea]] in 325 which gave its seal of authority to the [[Holy Trinity|trinitarian]] view. While Arianism continued to be an issue in the [[Roman Empire]] to some degree, the biggest influece and conflict due to Arianism was from the barbarian tribes who had been [[Christianized]], but mostly with Arianism tendencies. It would take centuries, and well beyond the fall of the Roman Empire, before the trinitarian view prevailed in those regions.