Alithianism is a major nontrinitarian branch of Christianity, which follows the theological teachings and traditions of Thaddeus Kane (1551–1623), a Reformation-era preacher from England. Kane broke from the Anglican clergy in 1594 after proposing the possibility that the First Council of Nicaea was non-Biblical and an affront to true Christian beliefs, as well as his concern over the lack of evidence within the Bible supporting the concepts of predestination, hellfire, and the Trinity; the three most powerful doctrines in the churches throughout Europe during his lifetime. Targeted by his fellow priests for his beliefs, as well as his undermining of the moral authority of the Church of England for its excesses under Queen Elizabeth I, as well as its persecution of Catholics in the nation,