Athanasius of Alexandria

Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 SaintAthanasius of AlexandriaPatriarch of AlexandriaMosaic in the Pammakaristos Church, late 13th–early 14th centuryChurchEarly ChurchSeeAlexandriaPredecessorAlexanderSuccessorPeter IIPersonal detailsBornc. 296–298Alexandria, Roman EgyptDied2 May 373 (aged 75–77)Alexandria, Roman EgyptSainthoodFeast day 7 Pashons (Coptic Christianity) 2 May (Western Christianity) 18 January (Byzantine Christianity) Venerated in Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church Assyrian Church of the East Anglican Communion Lutheranism AttributesBishop arguing with a pagan; bishop holding an open book; bishop standing over a defeated heretic (Arius)ShrinesChurch of San Zaccaria in Venice, Italy, and Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo, EgyptOccupationPope of AlexandriaPhilosophical workEraPatristic AgeSchool Nicene Christianity Trinitarianism LanguageCoptic, GreekMain interestsTheologyNotable works First Letters to Serapion Life of Antony On the Incarnation Notable ideasConsubstantiality, Trinity, divinity of Jesus, Theotokos Part of a series on theEastern Orthodox ChurchMosaic of Christ Pantocrator, Hagia Sophia Overview Structure