Saint Athanasius of Alexandria
Patriarch of Alexandria in the 4th century, Saint Athanasius was the tireless defender of the divinity of Christ against Arianism. Despite five exiles…
First name and chronology
Athanasius
2 saints and blesseds bear the name Athanasius, between 308 and 452; the most famous is Saint Athanasius, celebrated on May 2nd.
Chronology of the name Athanasius
Dated figures are ordered from earliest to latest.
- 308-373 Saint Athanasius of Alexandria Patriarch of Alexandria in the 4th century, Saint Athanasius was the tireless defender of the divinity of Christ against…
- 417-452 Saint Athanasius of Jerusalem A deacon in Jerusalem in the 5th century, Athanasius courageously opposed the usurper Theodosius who had seized the epis…