List of Famous people named Athanasius

Here are some famous Athanasiuses:

Athanasios of Alexandria

First Name Athanasios
Born on November 30, 0295
Died on May 2, 0373 (aged 77)

Athanasius of Alexandria, also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor or, primarily in the Coptic Orthodox Church, Athanasius the Apostolic, was the 20th bishop of Alexandria. His intermittent episcopacy spanned 45 years, of which over 17 encompassed five exiles, when he was replaced on the order of four different Roman emperors. Athanasius was a Christian theologian, a Church Father, the chief defender of Trinitarianism against Arianism, and a noted Egyptian leader of the fourth century.

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Athanasius Kircher

First Name Athanasius
Died on November 28, 1680
Born in Germany, Thuringia

Athanasius Kircher was a German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works, most notably in the fields of comparative religion, geology, and medicine. Kircher has been compared to fellow Jesuit Roger Joseph Boscovich and to Leonardo da Vinci for his enormous range of interests, and has been honoured with the title "Master of a Hundred Arts". He taught for more than 40 years at the Roman College, where he set up a wunderkammer. A resurgence of interest in Kircher has occurred within the scholarly community in recent decades.

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Athanasius Petrovich Shilin

First Name Athanasius
Born on September 1, 1924
Died on May 22, 1982 (aged 57)

Afanasy Petrovich Shilin was an artillery officer who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for actions in the Battle of the Dnieper and the Vistula-Oder Offensive.

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Athanasius Schneider

First Name Athanasius
Born on April 7, 1961 (age 64)

Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. is a Kazakhstani Roman Catholic bishop, the auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan. He is a member of the Canons Regular of the Holy Cross of Coimbra. He is known for championing the traditional pre-Vatican II liturgy and practices of the Church and for protesting certain policies associated with Pope Francis.

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Athanasius Atule Usuh

First Name Athanasius
Born on January 1, 1940
Died on July 14, 2016 (aged 76)

Athanasius Atule Usuh was a Roman Catholic bishop.

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