St. Athanasius the GreatSt. Athanasius, the great champion of the Faith was born at Alexandria, about the year 296, of Christian parents. Educated under the eye of Alexander, later Bishop of his native city, he made great progress in learning and virtue. In 313, Alexander succeeded Achillas in the Patriarchal See, and two years later St. Athanasius went to the desert to spend some time in retreat with St. Anthony.

In 319, he became a deacon, and even in this capacity he was called upon to take an active part against the rising heresy of Arius, an ambitious priest of the Alexandrian Church who denied the Divinity of Christ. This was to be the life struggle of St. Athanasius.

In 325, he assisted his Bishop at the Council of Nicaea, where his influence began to be felt. Five months later Alexander died. On his death bed he recommended St. Athanasius as his successor. In consequence of this, Athanasius was unanimously elected Patriarch in 326.

His refusal to tolerate the Arian heresy was the cause of many trials and persecutions for St. Athanasius. He spent seventeen of the forty-six years of his episcopate in exile. After a life of virtue and suffering, this intrepid champion of the Catholic Faith, the greatest man of his time, died in peace on May 2, 373. St. Athanasius was a Bishop and Doctor of the Church.

Love uCATHOLIC?
Get our inspiring content delivered to your inbox every morning - FREE!

3 COMMENTS

  1. ChurchFriends.com is the best christian dating site connecting christian singles that looking for christian love, christian friendship, christian romance or christian marriage!

    Established in 2001, ChurchFriends is committed to helping christian singles find love every moment by varied means, such as christian blog, christian forum, christian chat room, within tens of thousands of registered christian singles. For over 9 years, ChurchFriends has helped single christian women and men find their perfect soulmates.

    Unlike other so called christian dating sites, ChurchFriends is devoted to providing an easy for gathering Christian people from around the world who are like-minded in faith to share the same interests, favorite Bible passages and christian songs and poems with other christian singles, especially those in your area.

    • If they charge, I question it. If they do not have any form of proof of status, run away. There are local options for Catholics. Only work with groups that are strictly Catholic or you’ll be sorry! I have never been a fan of internet dating, and I think that I have been proven right! Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness! Only THEN will everything be given unto you!

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here