Fathers
Church Fathers
Explore the lives and writings of early Christian bishops, theologians, poets, confessors, and martyrs represented in the Library.
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St Antony the Great
c. 251–356
· Egypt, especially the Eastern Desert
Monastic father, hermit, and spiritual teacher
St Antony the Great was a third- and fourth-century Egyptian monk whose withdrawal into the desert made him a defining father of Christian monasticism. His teaching and example drew disciples, while St Athanasius’s Life of Antony carried his witness far beyond Egypt.
1 writing
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St Athanasius of Alexandria
c. 296–373
· Alexandria, Egypt
Patriarch, theologian, and confessor
St Athanasius of Alexandria defended the Church’s confession that the Son is truly God and became one of the great teachers of the Incarnation. Through exile, controversy, and pastoral struggle, he served the Church with unusual endurance.
3 writings
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