Athanasius of Alexandria
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| Saint Athanasius of Alexandria | |
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 Icon of St. Athanasius | |
| Bishop of Alexandria Confessor and Doctor of the Church | |
| Born | Born::298 AD, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Died | Died::May 2, 373 AD, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Anglicanism Lutheranism |
| Major shrine | Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt San Zaccaria, Venice, Italy |
| Feast | May 2 (Roman Catholicism) January 18 (Eastern Orthodoxy) May 15 (Oriental Orthodoxy) |
Saint Athanasius of Alexandria (Greek: Αθανάσιος, Athanásios; Latin: Athanasius Alexandrinus), (Born::298–Died::May 2, 373) was a Christian bishop of Alexandria, Egypt in the fourth century. He is revered as a saint by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Biography
Works
- Against the Heathen
- On the Incarnation of the Word
- Deposition of Arius
- On Luke 10:22 (Matthew 11:27)
- Circular Letter
- Apologia Contra Arianos
- De Decretis
- De Sententia Dionysii
- Vita S. Antoni (Life of St. Anthony)
- Ad Episcopus Aegypti et Libyæ
- Apologia ad Constantium
- Apologia de Fuga
- Historia Arianorum
- Four Discourses Against the Arians
- De Synodis
- Tomus ad Antiochenos
- Ad Afros Epistola Synodica
- Historia Acephala
- Letters
