Athanasius of Alexandria
c. 296 – 373 · Alexandria
Biography
Deacon at Nicaea and later bishop of Alexandria; exiled five times for defending the full divinity of the Son.
“He became what we are that he might make us what he is.”— On the Incarnation 54
Writings
- On the Incarnation
- Orations Against the Arians
- Life of Antony
- Festal Letter 39 (Christian canon)
Influence
Chief architect of Nicene orthodoxy; secured the New Testament canon in its received form.