Athanasius
Athanasius
Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor or, primarily in the Coptic Orthodox Church, Athanasius the Apostolic, was the twentieth bishop of Alexandria. His episcopate lasted 45 years, of which over 17 were spent in five exiles ordered by four different Roman emperors. Athanasius is a renowned Christian theologian, a Church Father, the chief defender of Trinitarianism against Arianism, and a noted Egyptian leader of the fourth century...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionSaint
void creation filled
For no part of Creation is left void of him: he has filled all things everywhere...
escaping heaven saint
Thus united to them in the fellowship of life, he will both understand the things revealed to them by God and, thenceforth escaping the peril that threatens sinners in the judgment, will receive that which is laid up for the saints in the kingdom of heaven.
deceit creation lord
For the Lord touched all parts of creation, and freed and undeceived them all from every deceit.
mind wish saint
Similarly, anyone who wishes to understand the mind of the sacred writers must first cleanse his own life, and approach the saints by copying their deeds.
men add may
These are fountains of salvation that they who thirst may be satisfied with the living words they contain. In these alone is proclaimed the doctrine of godliness. Let no man add to these, neither let him take out from these.
men might christ
Christ was made man that we might be made God.
pain believe devil
In ancient times before the divine sojourn of the Savior took place, even to the saints death was terrible; all wept for the dead as though they perished. But now that the Savior has raised his body, death is no longer terrible; for all who believe in Christ trample on it as it were nothing and choose rather to die than deny their faith in Christ. And that devil that once maliciously exulted in death, now that its pains were loosed, remained the only one truly dead.
jesus knows redeemer
Jesus that I know as my Redeemer cannot be less than God
scripture inspired holy
The Holy and Inspired Scriptures are sufficient of themselves for the preaching of the Truth.
kindness soul might
Let us remember the poor, and not forget kindness to strangers; above all, let us love God with all our soul, and might, and strength, and our neighbour as ourselves.
You cannot put straight in others what is warped in yourself.
men might
God became man so that man might become a god.
fountainhead goodness
For God is good - or rather, of all goodness He is the Fountainhead.
christian prayer hands
Christians, instead of arming themselves with swords, extend their hands in prayer.