St. Athanasius
- Born
in Alexandria, Egypt on 296 AD
- Was
a Bishop of Alexandria, Egypt
- Worked
as a secretary of Bishop of Alexandria.
- Great
champion of the faith against the widespread heresy of Arianism.
- Fight
against ‘Arianism’ gives him the title ‘Doctor of Church’ (Arianism is the theological teaching concerning the
relationship of the persons of the Trinity ('God the Father', 'God the Son', and 'God
the Holy Spirit') and the precise nature of the Son of God as being a
subordinate entity to God the Father.)
- Athanasius
was exiled to different places 5 times in his life for the fight against Arianism
- His
exile for 10 years helps him to write more on his belief and teaching. His
‘Life of St. Anthony’ book was one the great example of this writings.
- He
is one of the “Doctors of Church”. You can get the complete details about
the ‘Doctors of Church” here.
- He
died on 373 AD.
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