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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).
Image of Athanasius of Alexandria on an icon. Tomus ad Antiochenos is a letter or mediation proposal written by Bishop Athanasius of Alexandria on behalf of a regional synod he convened in Alexandria in 362, addressed to a group of bishops seeking a solution to the schism between "Eustathians" and "Meletians" in the parishes of Antioch.
The council chose Alexandria because of its famous school of astronomy, [1] and the date of Easter depends on the spring equinox and the phases of the moon. The most famous of those letters are those authored by Athanasius, a collection of which was rediscovered in a Syriac translation in 1842. [2]
Athanasius of Alexandria was traditionally thought to be the author of the Athanasian Creed, and gives his name to its common title.. The Athanasian Creed—also called the Quicunque Vult (or Quicumque Vult), which is both its Latin name and its opening words, meaning "Whosoever wishes"—is a Christian statement of belief focused on Trinitarian doctrine and Christology.
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 (c. 293 – 2 May 373), also given the titles Athanasius the Great, Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria, and Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian, bishop of Alexandria, Church Father, and a noted Egyptian leader of the fourth century.
Dionysius, patriarch of Alexandria, pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church 248~264; Paul of Samosata, bishop of Antioch, adoptionist, condemned at 269 Council of Antioch; Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 297~373, patriarch of Alexandria, defender of the Trinitarian doctrine; Donatus Magnus, bishop of Carthage, (+355), leader of the Donatists from 313
Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 293 – 373) was a theologian, Pope of Alexandria, and a noted Egyptian leader of the 4th century. He is remembered for his role in the conflict with Arianism and for his affirmation of the Trinity.