The former bishop of Alexandria, Egypt named Athanasius was the first person to use the term “canon of Scripture” and led the charge against a major church heresy called Arianism. Arianism was named for a fellow Alexandrian churchman named Arius who said Jesus was not really on par with God so the idea of the Trinity is incorrect. This was the reason the first church council, the Council of Nicea, was formed and Athanasius took center stage. He would be exiled several times and would flee for his life on numerous occasions but he never wavered. He died on May 2, 373.
