Athanasius: Bishop of Alexandria

We bring you a sound portrait of Saint Athanasius, Doctor of the Church, Bishop of Alexandria for nearly half a century and champion o f Christian Orthodoxy against Arianism. A programme written by Jill Bevilacqua and produced by Sean Patrick Lovett .

"...As a young man , Athanasius was present at the Council of Nicaea, at which the Nicean Creed was formulated .."

"..Athanasius of Egypt , called the Father of Orthodoxy , is recognised as one of the great Greek Doctors of the Universal Church . He was shrewd in argument and a brilliant biblical scholar ..certainly one of the great characters of early Church history.."
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