The Christian theologian St. Athanasius (ca. 296-373) was bishop of Alexandria, in Egypt. He was the most eminent Church leader opposing Arianism on the basis of the creed adopted by the Council of Nicaea in 325. Athanasius was probably born at...

ATHANASIUS (c. 298–373), bishop of Alexandria, theologian, church father, and saint. Athanasius was born around the year 300, perhaps in 298, according to a chronicle composed soon after his death and preserved in Syriac. Later Coptic legends...

Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria (c. 293-May 2, 373) also known as St. Athanasius The Apostolic (Greek: Αθανάσιος, Athanásios) was a theologian, Pope of Alexandria, and a noted Egyptian leader of the fourth century. He is best remembered for...

The Life of Antony by Athanasius of Alexandria; The Greek Life of Antony, The Coptic Life of Antony, and Encomium on Saint Antony by John of Shmün, and A Letter to the Disciples of Antony by Serapion of Thmuis. Translated by Tim Vivian and...

Athanasius: The Coherence of his Thought. By Khaled Anatolios. London and New York: Routledge, 1998. viii + 258 pp. $75.00 (cloth). Athanasius of Alexandria is arguably the most powerful voice from the ancient Church on themes of the redeeming power of the incarnation and...

In the following excerpt, Elm examines Athanasius's letters to a group of virgins in which he outlines his beliefs on purity and warns against Arianism.

In the following excerpt, Pettersen discusses the history of the city of Alexandria and how its politics influenced the work of Athanasius.

In the following excerpt, Kershner provides background for the debate on the nature of the Trinity and contends that the logically-incomprehensible doctrine championed by Athanasius ultimately defied his rational critics.