St. Athanasius – Based on an Antique Holy Card – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Gabriel They are often shown together

They are often shown together because they were the two great defenders of Orthodoxy in the early centuries of the Church

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Why else would he give us so much if he didn’t love us

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St. Athanasius – Based on an Antique Holy Card – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Gabriel They are often shown togetherSt. Athanasius of Alexandria (296 373) is a Doctor of the Church and one of the great intellectuals of Christendom. He lived at a time when Christianity, after three centuries of persecution, was becoming dominant. Questions arose as to the nature of the Christ. Was he God? Was he man? In what way could he both? The early Councils of the Church answered these questions, which are still held by the Church and most Protestant sects. Athanasius lived