Athanasius of Alexandria

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Athanasius of Alexandria born?Circa 296 AD
2. When did Athanasius of Alexandria die?May 2, 373 AD
3. Where was Athanasius of Alexandria born?Alexandria, Egypt
4. Who was Athanasius of Alexandria?Athanasius was a 4th‑century Christian leader from Alexandria, Egypt, who became a bishop and a strong defender of the belief that Jesus was fully divine.
5. Why did Athanasius go to exile many times?He was sent away from his city many times because he kept insisting that Jesus was the same kind of God as the Father, a view that some emperors and bishops did not agree with.

Arianism: A theological doctrine that denied the full divinity of Jesus Christ, asserting he was a created being subordinate to God the Father.
Homoousios: A Greek term meaning 'of the same substance' or 'consubstantial,' central to the Nicene Creed's assertion of Christ's divinity.
Christology: The branch of Christian theology concerned with the nature and person of Jesus Christ.