During his general audience on June 20, Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his catechesis to St. Athanasius of Alexandria (c 293 - May 2, 373), calling him a “pillar of the Church” and a “model of orthodoxy, ...

Saint Athanasius the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria, was a great Father of the Church and a pillar of Orthodoxy. He was born around the year 297 in the city of Alexandria into a family of pious ...

Today. January 18, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church venerates St. Athanasius, also called Saint Athanasius of Alexandria or Saint Athanasius the Apostolic, (born c. 293, Alexandria—died May 2, 373, ...

The Orthodox Church today honors the memory of Athanasius the Great. The holiday is called Atanasovden by the people. St. Athanasius is a great confessor and teacher of the Church, a great defender of ...

Athanasius (A.D. 293-373) was the Bishop of Alexandria and one of the chief heroes for the development and defense of the Trinity, a champion of the Council of Nicaea, and author to a litany of ...