The statement of anathema was worded as
follows:-
"And as for them that say concerning the Son of
God, there was a time when He was not, and He was not
before He was produced, and He was produced from
things that are not and He is of another substance or
essence, or created, or subject to conversion or mutation,
the Universal-Apostolic Church Saith: let them be
anathema".
When the Creed, and its appended statement were
presented to the Council, all members with the exception
of three approved and signed it. The three were Eusebius
of Nicomedia, Theognius of Nicea, and Maris of
Chalcedon. The zeal of the Emperor was so kindled,
however, that he declared that whoever refuses to sign
will be deposed and exiled.^7 This firm resolve of the
Emperor led the three to change their attitudes. The
former two signed the Creed but not the ‘anathema’; the
third signed both, in spite of his reluctance to do so. Thus
the Creed was signed unanimously.
Emperor Constantine considered the Creed as a
revelation of the Holy Spirit speaking through the saints.
To put it into immediate effect, he issued a decree
banishing Arius to Illyria. He also ordered that all his
