Saint Athanasius of Alexandria

Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, also known as Saint Athanasius the Great, was a 4th century Patriarch of Alexandria and one of the main opponents of the Arian heresy.  In his struggle against the heretics, Saint Athanasius was deposed, banished and reinstated from his post as Patriarch of Alexandria five times. He gained the epithet, Athanasius contra mundum (Athanasius against the world) because at times he was the only Christian leader who stood for Trinitarian doctrine against the Arians.He is also a very celebrated theologian, recognized by the Roman Catholics as one of the four "doctors of the church" (the word "doctor" here is Latin for "teacher"). In this episode, we recount the story of his life and read excerpts from his writings. The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion. Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago.Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://x.com/podcast_saintshttps://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.socialIconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these imagesPrints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.comAll music in these episodes is a production of Generative Soundshttps://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.comDistribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative SoundsCopyright 2021 - 2026