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1 day ago · Athanasius was barely 30 years old when he was thrust into the spotlight by becoming the bishop of Alexandria in 328 C.E. Peter Gemeinhardt notes that a synodal letter sent 10 years later from Alexandria described the decisive factor in his election as bishop: The church community had perceived Athanasius as “zealous, devout, Christian, one of the ascetics, and a true bishop.” (my translation)
Athanasius I of Alexandria [note 1] (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).
Mar 28, 2008 · Summary. Fourth-century Alexandrian theology is more or less summed up in the writings of two theological giants, Athanasius, pope of Alexandria from 328 until his death in 373 (not counting various periods of deposition and exile), and Didymus the Blind, a scholar of enormous renown in his own day, who was appointed head of the Catechetical ...
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).
Athanasius (Ancient Greek: Ἀθανάσιος, fl. 5th century CE) of Alexandria was a presbyter of the church in that city, and a son of Isidora, the sister of Cyril of Alexandria. He was deprived of his office and driven out of Alexandria and Egypt by Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria, from whom he suffered much persecution.
Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled "Athanasios") (c. 296 C.E. – May 2, 373 C.E.) was a Christian bishop—the Patriarch of Alexandria—in the fourth century.
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Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, often termed the "Father of Orthodoxy," stands as a colossus in the annals of Christian history. His unwavering defense of Trinitarian theology during the Arian controversy earned him respect and admiration, solidifying his position as one of Christianity's principal theologians.
