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San Atanasio vivi en tiempos turbulentos para la Iglesia. Arrio y sus seguidores negaban que Jesucristo fuera verdaderamente Dios, intentando hacer el cristianismo menos escandaloso a los ojos del mundo. A pesar de que el Concilio de Nicea conden sus ense anzas, los arrianos... Read Full Overview

As a young cleric, he was present at the Council of Nicea (325), and though he did not want to be bishop, none was found better suited for the job. He fought the Arian Heresy through every vicissitude and finally triumphed for orthodoxy. Here is a popular biography for young... Read Full Overview

From his earliest youth Athanasius had stood forth as the champion of Truth and defender of the Faith--a gallant warrior who had not laid down his arms until the day of his death. Where a weaker man would have lost courage, he had stood firm; suffering had only served to temper... Read Full Overview

"Born of the Father before all ages, God of God, Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten not made, consubstantial with the Father . . . " --From the Nicene Creed

The interesting Life of St Athanasius who was persecuted, hunted, banned from his own diocese all the while defending the Catholic Church from Arianism that was sweeping the Western World.

"Saint Athanasius The Father of Orthodoxy" from Frances Alice Forbes. Member of the Society of the Sacred Heart from Scotland and a religious author (1869-1936).

This superb biography of Saint Athanasius, one of Christendom's most revered and celebrated figures, is published here complete with relevant illustrations. Frances Alice Forbes aims to give readers an informed perspective of Athanasius and his deeds. The society of Ancient Egypt... Read Full Overview