Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Athanasius Ithe Great

Patriarch of Alexandria

Holy Hierarch· Gold: Colour of the kings

“The young Athanasius, whom the children designated as 'bishop', performed the Baptism, precisely repeating the words he heard in church during this sacrament.”
St. Athanasius I the Great

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

297

Alexandria, Egypt

Death

2 May (15 May) 373

Alexandria, Egypt

Connected Sts.

Life path

  • Patriarch
  • Author

Undertakings & Callings

  • 1st Ecumenical Council
  • Defending the faith

Sufferings

  • Persecution
  • Exile

Eras

  • Arian heresy
  • Macedonian heresy

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