Athanasius of Alexandria
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- | His classic ''Life of [[Anthony of Egypt|St. Anthony]]'', which was translated into several languages and played an important role in the spreading of the ascetic ideal in Eastern and Western Christianity. | + | '''Athanasius of Alexandria''' (c. 293 – [[May 2]], [[373]]) was a [[theologian]], [[Bishop of Alexandria]], [[Church Father]], and a noted [[Egypt]]ian leader of the fourth century. His ''[[Life of Anthony]]'' was translated into several languages and played an important role in the spreading of the [[ascetic]] ideal in Eastern and Western Christianity. |
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+ | == Life of Antony == | ||
+ | Arguably his most read work is his biography of [[Anthony the Great]] entitled ''Vita Antonii'', or ''[[Life of Antony]]''. This biography depicts Anthony as an illiterate and holy man who through his existence in a primordial landscape has an absolute connection to the divine truth, which always is synonymous with that of Athanasius as the biographer. It later served as an inspiration to Christian [[monasticism|monastics]] in both the East and the West. | ||
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+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | *[[Creed]] | ||
+ | *[[First Council of Nicaea]] | ||
+ | *[[Nicene Creed]] | ||
+ | *[[Apostles' Creed]] | ||
+ | *[[Athanasian Creed]] | ||
+ | *[[Shield of the Trinity]] | ||
+ | *[[Orthodox Church]] | ||
+ | *[[Eastern Catholic Church]] | ||
+ | *[[St. Athanasius' Church (disambiguation)]], various churches named after Athanasius | ||
- | == ''Vita Antonii'', or ''Life of Antony'' == | ||
- | :''Vita Antonii'', or ''[[Life of Antony]]'' | ||
- | Arguably his most read work is his biography of [[Anthony the Great]] entitled ''Vita Antonii'', or ''Life of Antony''. This biography later served as an inspiration to Christian [[monasticism|monastics]] in both the East and the West. The so-called [[Athanasian Creed]] dates from well after Athanasius's death and draws upon the phraseology of Augustine's ''De trinitate''. | ||
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Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 293 – May 2, 373) was a theologian, Bishop of Alexandria, Church Father, and a noted Egyptian leader of the fourth century. His Life of Anthony was translated into several languages and played an important role in the spreading of the ascetic ideal in Eastern and Western Christianity.
Life of Antony
Arguably his most read work is his biography of Anthony the Great entitled Vita Antonii, or Life of Antony. This biography depicts Anthony as an illiterate and holy man who through his existence in a primordial landscape has an absolute connection to the divine truth, which always is synonymous with that of Athanasius as the biographer. It later served as an inspiration to Christian monastics in both the East and the West.
See also
- Creed
- First Council of Nicaea
- Nicene Creed
- Apostles' Creed
- Athanasian Creed
- Shield of the Trinity
- Orthodox Church
- Eastern Catholic Church
- St. Athanasius' Church (disambiguation), various churches named after Athanasius