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Athanasius of Alexandria
Born circa 295; died May 2, 373. Church leader and theologian; bishop of Alexandria from 328. Athanasius was an active opponent of Arianism; during the struggle against Arianism he developed the mystical doctrine of “consubstantiality” of god the father and god the son, which was made dogma at the first (325) and second (381) ecumenical councils. (However, Athanasius is not the author of the Creed, which was ascribed to him.) He glorified asceticism as an ideal of religious life. He was the author of the Life of St. Antony. Depending on the support of the monks, he defended the independence of the Church of Alexandria, for which the emperors deposed and exiled him five times in the period 335–65. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Athanasius of Alexandria, a fourth-century theologian who was engaged in a foundational debate about how one ought to refer to God in the liturgy: Therefore it will be much more accurate to denote God from the Son and to call Him Father, than to name Him and call Him Unoriginated from His works only. His four case studies include not only Irenaeus of Lyon and Athanasius of Alexandria, but also Tertullian of Carthage and Cyril of Jerusalem. It didn't, because of one man--a young deacon and scholar at Nicaea named Athanasius of Alexandria, who was inspired by the Holy Spirit. |
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