Chief among them were Athanasius, the assertive bishop of Alexandria, and three church leaders from Cappadocia, Asia Minor ​ — Basil the Great, his brother Gregory of Nyssa, and their friend Gregory of Nazianzus.
Nende peamehed olid agressiivne Aleksandria piiskop Athanasios ning kolm kirikujuhti Väike - Aasiast Kapadookiast: Basileios Suur, tema vend Gregorios Nysses ja nende sõber Gregorios Nazianzenos.