Athanasius
Athanasius was elected as Patriarch of Alexandria after Alexander's death. He was initially unwilling to accept the position but eventually consented and was consecrated in 326. He spent over 17 years in exile and faced numerous challenges defending the Nicene faith against the Arians.
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When
- First attested
- 44 CE
- Attested period
- 44 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Elected Patriarch of Alexandria in 326.
Relationships
- sibling of
- Theodore
- co occurs with
- Virgin Mary
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Frances A. M. Forbes writes that when Patriarch Alexander was on his death-bed he called Athanasius, who fled fearing he would be constrained to be made bishop. "When the Bishops of the Church assembled to elect their new Patriarch, the whole Catholic population surrounded the church, holding up their hands to Heaven and crying; "Give us Athanasius!"”
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“Tradition has it that when the disciples of James, Theodore and Athanasius, arrived in Iria Flavia, they approached Queen Lupa about giving them a place to bury his body. Lupa appears in the Codex Calixtinus which further relates that she decides to trick the disciples and sends them to the governor of Duio with the intent of having them killed.”
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