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What heresy was addressed during Pope Sylvester I's pontificate?

  • Arianism

  • Gnosticism

  • Pelagianism

  • Nestorianism

Answer

Arianism, a heresy that denied the divinity of Jesus Christ, was addressed during Pope Sylvester I's pontificate. The Council of Nicaea, which Sylvester sent representatives to, was convened to resolve the Arian controversy and establish the Nicene Creed.
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