Athanasius
Athanasius
Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor or, primarily in the Coptic Orthodox Church, Athanasius the Apostolic, was the twentieth bishop of Alexandria. His episcopate lasted 45 years, of which over 17 were spent in five exiles ordered by four different Roman emperors. Athanasius is a renowned Christian theologian, a Church Father, the chief defender of Trinitarianism against Arianism, and a noted Egyptian leader of the fourth century...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionSaint
self world knowledge-of-god
The Self-revealing of the Word is in every dimension - above, in creation; below, in the Incarnation; in the depth, in Hades; in the breadth, throughout the world. All things have been filled with the knowledge of God.
spiritual reading advancement
You will not see anyone who is truly striving after his spiritual advancement who is not given to spiritual reading.
jesus sight creation
Even on the cross He did not hide Himself from sight; rather, He made all creation witness to the presence of its Maker.
fountainhead goodness
For God is good - or rather, of all goodness He is the Fountainhead.
kindness soul might
Let us remember the poor, and not forget kindness to strangers; above all, let us love God with all our soul, and might, and strength, and our neighbour as ourselves.
jesus knows redeemer
Jesus that I know as my Redeemer cannot be less than God
pain believe devil
In ancient times before the divine sojourn of the Savior took place, even to the saints death was terrible; all wept for the dead as though they perished. But now that the Savior has raised his body, death is no longer terrible; for all who believe in Christ trample on it as it were nothing and choose rather to die than deny their faith in Christ. And that devil that once maliciously exulted in death, now that its pains were loosed, remained the only one truly dead.
void creation filled
For no part of Creation is left void of him: he has filled all things everywhere...
mind wish saint
Similarly, anyone who wishes to understand the mind of the sacred writers must first cleanse his own life, and approach the saints by copying their deeds.
deceit creation lord
For the Lord touched all parts of creation, and freed and undeceived them all from every deceit.