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Jun 21, 2022 · Athanasius of Alexandria. 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.
Catholicism. Saints. St. Athanasius, known as the "champion of orthodoxy," was born about the year 297, in Alexandria. There is a tradition, related by Rufinus, that he first attracted the notice of Patriarch Alexander as he was playing at baptism on the seashore with other small boys.
Jun 3, 2020 · Life and Works. Athanasius was bishop of Alexandria for 45 years, interrupted by five periods of exile, and he was one of the most famous figures of his time. The motto of his life as well as the dominant feature of his reception was to preserve the decisions of the first ecumenical council of Nicea 325 – including the deposition of Arius ...
