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n. - (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism.

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  • (See the original epistle in Athanasius, tom.ii. p. 33.)
  • A link to the Boston Congregation of St. Athanasius is at the left.
  • St. Athanasius is not the author of the creed which is so frequently read in our churches.
  • When Theodosius VI died, Ignatius Jauhar was again elected, this time lawfully, and took thename Athanasius V (1788-1794).
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