24-Athanasius against the World | Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina

The world awoke to find itself heretic, but one man would not accept the situation. Athanasius stood fast against emperors, bishops, and even synods of bishops. Ordained as a young man, he lived to reign as bishop for 45 years. But 17 of those years he spent in exile. He was exiled five times at the orders of four different emperors. Athanasius became symbolic-the face of the Council of Nicaea, with its creed and its special word: “consubstantial.” As the fortunes of Nicaea waxed and waned, Athanasius rose and fell. He was accused of murder and embezzlement, charged with desecration and magic. He spent much of his life on the run. He had many close calls and brushes with death. His life was a breathless adventure for orthodoxy’s sake. And he prevailed.
LINKS
St. Athanasius of Alexandria, Encyclical Epistle to the Bishops Throughout the World
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St. Athanasius of Alexandria, Discourses against the Arians
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Excellent study of Athanasius by Fr. Thomas Weinandy, OFM Cap. www.amazon.com/Athanasius-Int...
More works by the Fathers www.catholicculture.org/cultu...
Mike Aquilina's website fathersofthechurch.com
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[@marknovetske4738]

Thank you for sharing these Christian historical treasures 😊

[@kashifmash135]

Beautiful. Thank you

[@joecastillo8798]

Excellent information on one of our important heroes of Christ's Church, the Catholic Church.

[@kevinrombouts3027]

Athanasius is one great hero. Thanks for this.

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I love to hear about st Augustine too

[@decluesviews2740]

Great podcast! I love St. Athanasius!

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Thanks Richard.

[@KarenReep]

Thank you! This is wonderful!

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Thanks for listening!

[@kofiadjei-frimpong9279]

excellent presentation

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Thanks!

[@brandonbooth2425]

Is there a manuscript version for this presentation? I am doing a biographical paper on Athanasius and would like to use some of the material from this video.

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[@michaelhaywood8262]

Didn't he write an extended version of the Creed which used to be read annually at Mass on Trinity Sunday?
Also do you think that Arianism morphed into Islam? Both Arianism and Islam deny the Divinity of Christ and the stronghold for Arianism was North Africa which is now strongly Islamic.

[@DavidRodriguez-er4rq]

That's a good thought. Is there merit to such a hypothesis?

[@_Pia12]

@@DavidRodriguez-er4rqDefinitely worth exploring, I would say! 🧐