Thu 15 May 2008
St. Athanasius the Apostolic - Defender of the Faith
Posted by Andrew Mitry under Orthodoxy
Today, in the Coptic Orthodox Church, we commemorate St. Athanasius, the 20th Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. A few of his notable contributions to the Christian faith are:
- Main author of the Nicene Creed
- Wrote On the Incarnation, a treatise affirming and explaining that Jesus Christ is both God and Man.
- First person to list the same 27 books of the New Testament, that list was later ratified by a series of synods and now is the universally recognized New Testament in use today.
Further Reading:
- Background information and writings
- St Athanasius the Great the Archbishop of Alexandria (OCA)
- Athanasius & Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria (GOARCH)
- Saint Athanasius the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria (Prologue of Ohrid)
- The Departure of St. Athanasius the Apostolic the 20th. Pope of Alexandria (Coptic)
- St. Athanasius the Great Icon and Story
- The Significance of St. Athanasius for the Coptic Orthodox Church (Anba Gregorius)
- Athanasius of Alexandria (OrthodoxWiki)
- Athanasius of Alexandria (Wikipedia)
- Contending for Our All (John Piper)
