Athanasius

Ath·a·na·sius  (th-nshs), Saint. Known as "the Great." a.d. 293?-373.

Greek patriarch of Alexandria and leading defender of Christian orthodoxy against Arianism.

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Athanasius - (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373) Athanasius the Great, Saint Athanasius, St. Athanasius Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy