Athanasius of Alexandria

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Christian theologian Church Father Doctor of the Church bishop patristic writer saint

Athanasius of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism and his influential writings on the Trinity and the incarnation.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Pope of Alexandria 2
Athanasius the Confessor 1
Athanasius the Great 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theologian ⓘ
Church Father ⓘ
Doctor of the Church ⓘ
bishop ⓘ
patristic writer ⓘ
saint ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
surface form: Athanasius the Confessor

Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
surface form: Athanasius the Great
birthDate c. 296 ⓘ
c. 298 ⓘ
birthPlace Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Alexandria

Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Roman Egypt
canonizedBy Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
conflictWith Arian emperors ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 2 May 373 ⓘ
deathPlace Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Alexandria
denomination Nicene Christianity ⓘ
educatedAt Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
endTime 373 ⓘ
era 4th century ⓘ
feastDay 2 May ⓘ
fullName Athanasius of Alexandria self-link ⓘ
influenced Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
surface form: Cappadocian Fathers

Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox theology

Western Trinitarian theology ⓘ
knownFor defense of the Nicene Creed ⓘ
defense of the doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ
defense of the full divinity of Christ ⓘ
promotion of monasticism through the Life of Antony ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Greek ⓘ
mainInterest Christology ⓘ
Incarnation ⓘ
Monasticism ⓘ
Trinitarian theology ⓘ
movement Nicene Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Nicene orthodoxy
notableWork Festal Letters ⓘ
Four Orations Against the Arians ⓘ
Letter to Serapion ⓘ
Life of Antony ⓘ
On the Incarnation ⓘ
opposedTo Arianism ⓘ
participantIn First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Alexandria ⓘ
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark ⓘ
surface form: Patriarch of Alexandria
region Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Alexandria
religion Christianity ⓘ
startTime 328 ⓘ
supportedDoctrine homoousios of the Son with the Father ⓘ
traditionOrSchool Alexandrian theology ⓘ
veneratedIn Anglican Communion ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form: Lutheran Churches

Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
wasExiled five times ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Athanasius of Alexandria → alsoKnownAs → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Athanasius the Great
Athanasius of Alexandria → alsoKnownAs → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Athanasius the Confessor
Four Orations Against the Arians → associatedPerson → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Anaphora of St. Athanasius → associatedWithSaint → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: St. Athanasius of Alexandria
Life of Antony → attributedTo → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Four Orations Against the Arians → author → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Letter to Serapion → author → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Life of Antony → author → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
On the Incarnation → author → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Council of Alexandria (AD 362) → convenedBy → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Cathedra Petri by Gian Lorenzo Bernini → depicts → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
subject surface form: Cathedra Petri
this entity surface form: Saint Athanasius
Chair of Saint Peter → depicts → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Doctors of the Church Athanasius and John Chrysostom
Logos → developedBy → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
court of Constantine the Great → employer → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Athanasius of Alexandria → fullName → Athanasius of Alexandria self-link ⓘ
Life of Antony → hasCharacter → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Perpetual Virginity of Mary → hasHistoricalProponent → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Doctor of the Church → includes → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: St. Athanasius
Irenaeus of Lyons → influenced → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Origen → influenced → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Ambrose of Milan → influencedBy → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Aurelius Ambrosius → influencedBy → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Basil of Caesarea → influencedBy → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Cyril of Alexandria → influencedBy → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Gregory of Nazianzus → influencedBy → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Gregory of Nyssa → influencedBy → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century → involves → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Alexandrian theology → majorFigure → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Alexander of Alexandria → mentorOf → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Athanasian Creed → namedAfter → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Church Fathers → notableMember → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Apollinarianism → opposedBy → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Arianism → opposedBy → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Arius → opposedBy → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Alexander of Alexandria → positionHeld → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pope of Alexandria
Council of Alexandria (AD 362) → significantParticipant → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Alexander of Alexandria → successor → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Alexander of Alexandria → title → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pope of Alexandria
Athanasian Creed → traditionalAttribution → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Anaphora of St. Athanasius → traditionallyAttributedTo → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Quicunque vult → traditionallyAttributedTo → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Letter to Serapion → writtenBy → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria
On the Incarnation → writtenBy → Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ