Fathers

Athanasius of Alexandria

c. 293/298–373 AD

Bishop of Alexandria from 328 to 373. As a young deacon he attended the Council of Nicaea, and as bishop he defended its creed against the followers of Arius through five exiles. He taught that the Son is fully God, of one being with the Father, because only God can save us. His Life of Antony made the desert monks known across the Church.

Works here: 8 to read straight through

Start hereTome to the AntiochenesThe bishops gathered with Athanasius in 362 tell the leaders in Antioch how to receive Christians who leave the Arians and seek peace. · 5 sections · with audio

Treatises and other works1

Tome to the Antiochenes 5 sectionslistenThe bishops gathered with Athanasius in 362 tell the leaders in Antioch how to receive Christians who leave the Arians and seek peace.

Commentaries and notes1

Notes on Job 4 sectionslistenShort notes on Job. Athanasius turns the sons born to Job against the Arians, praises Job's endurance against the devil's tricks, and reads the book's mountains and…

Treatises and other works1

Commentaries and notes1

Letters6