Feast Day:
May 02
Also known as
Champion of Christ's Divinity; Champion of Orthodoxy; Father of Orthodoxy;
Greek Doctor of the Church; Holy Hierarch; Pillar of the Church
Profile
Studied the classics and theology in Alexandria.
Deacon
and secretary to his bishop.
Attended Council of Nicea in 325 where he fought for the defeat of Arianism
and acceptance of the divinity of Jesus. Formulated the doctrine of homo-ousianism
which says that Christ is the same substance as the Father; Arianism
taught that Christ was different from and a creation of the Father, a
creature and not part of God. Bishop
of Alexandria
c.328. When the dispute over Arianism
spilled over from theology to politics, Athanasius was exiled five times,
and spent more than a third of his episcopate in exile. Biographer of
Saint Anthony
the Abbot.
Doctor
of the Church.
Born
c.293-297 @ Alexandria,
Egypt
Died
2
May 373 @ Alexandria, Egypt
Representation
bishop
arguing with a pagan; bishop
holding an open book; wearing episcopal robes and standing over a defeated
heretic
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