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Athanasius I of Alexandria (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th pope of Alexandria (as Athanasius I).
May 9, 2024 · St. Athanasius (born c. 293, Alexandria—died May 2, 373, Alexandria; feast day May 2) was a theologian, ecclesiastical statesman, and Egyptian national leader. He was the chief defender of Christian orthodoxy in the 4th-century battle against Arianism , the heresy that the Son of God was a creature of like, but not of the same, substance as ...
May 9, 2016 · On five occasions Athanasius was banished from the city of Alexandria. He nevertheless remained unwavering in his commitment to the divinity of the Son. His most famous work today is On the Incarnation —a book more on the divinity of the Son before he took on flesh than on the incarnation itself.
The dispute began when Athanasius was the chief deacon assistant to Bishop Alexander of Alexandria.
Jun 25, 2019 · Athanasius of Alexandria is revered today as one of the most important voices in the early Christian Church, but during his lifetime his courageous stand against heresy had harsh repercussions. He was exiled five times for defending biblical church doctrines.
Saint Athanasius, (born 293, Alexandria, Egypt—died May 2, 373, Alexandria; feast day May 2), Early Christian theologian and staunch opponent of Arianism. He studied philosophy and theology at Alexandria, Egypt, and in 325 he attended the Council of Nicaea, which condemned the Arian heresy.
Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled "Athanasios") (c. 296 C.E. [1] – May 2, 373 C.E.) was a Christian bishop —the Patriarch of Alexandria—in the fourth century. He made three primary (and integral) contributions to the theory and practice of Christianity: an endorsement of the monastic lifestyle, the formulation of the New Testament ...
Jun 21, 2022 · Athanasius was Bishop of Alexandria from 328 to 373. He had attended the famous Council of Nicaea as a deacon in 325; this council was a meeting of as many church leaders as possible, and it condemned the teaching of Arius who claimed that Jesus was not fully God but just the highest part of creation.
Jun 14, 2016 · Our father among the saints Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled "Athanasios"; from Greek, "immortal") was a bishop of Alexandria and major theological writer in the fourth century. He is also called Athanasius the Great and (by the Coptic church ) Athanasius the Apostolic .
At his trial before the emperor, Athanasius cleared himself and returned in triumph to Alexandria, bearing with him a letter of approval from Constantinople. His enemies now accused him of having murdered a Meletian bishop named Arsenius, and summoned him to attend a council at Caesarea.
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