Nicene Creed champion: The life and legacy of St. Athanasius

Nicene Creed champion: The life and legacy of St. Athanasius

St. Athanasius. / Credit: Public domain CNA Staff, May 2, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church on May 2 honors St. Athanasius of Alexandria, a fourth-century bishop known as “the father of orthodoxy” for his dedication to the doctrine of ... [...]

Today, May 2, the Christian saint celebrates Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, known as the patron saint of theologians, apologists and scholars.So being his saint is the ideal date to pray the prayer to Saint Athanasius in search of a clear faith.Pray today, May 2, the prayer to Saint Athanasius in search of a clear faith Pray to Saint Athanasius today, May 2, in his holy prayer to seek a clear faith, which we then leave to you: Oh, Saint Athanas…

Standing for the truth of Christ

Today is May 2, the Memorial of St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. We read at today’s Mass, “So now I tell you, have nothing to do with these men, and let them go. For if this endeavor or this activity is of human origin, it will destroy itself. But if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them; you may even find yourselves fighting against God.” (Acts 5:38-39) These words, spoken by the wise rabbi Gamaliel in the Acts…

Translation of the Relics of St. Athanasios the Great (May 2) | Orthodox Times (en)

In the half-century after the First Ecumenical Council held in Nicaea in 325, if there was one man whom the Arians feared and hated more intensely than any other, as being able to lay bare the whole error of their teaching, and to marshal, even from exile or hiding, the beleaguered forces of the Orthodox, it was Saint Athanasius the Great. This blazing lamp of Orthodoxy, which imperial power and heretics’ plots could not quench when he shone upo…

Athanasius Contra Mundum - Catholic Insight

Today, the second day of May, is the memorial of one of the most heroic bishops in the history of the Church, the great Saint Athanasius (+373), who stood contra mundum, against the world. He was mighty foe of the pernicious heresy of Arius, who denied the full divinity of Christ, and the hero of

Saint Athanasius: the Saint of May 2 Saint Athanasius is celebrated on May 2 by the Catholic Church and other Christian denominations. Born in Alexandria, Egypt in 295, Athanasius is known for his fundamental role in defending Christian orthodoxy against Arianism, a doctrine that denied the divinity of Jesus Christ. He was bishop of Alexandria for more than 45 years, during which he faced numerous exiles because of his theological positions. The…