Athanasius of Alexandria
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Athanasius I of Alexandria, also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th pope of Alexandria. Wikipedia
Born: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: May 2, 373 AD, Alexandria, Egypt
Full name: Athanasius
Church: Early Church
Era: Patristic Age
Feast day: 7 Pashons (Coptic Christianity); 2 May (Western Christianity); 18 January (Byzantine Christianity)
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