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Athanasius of Alexandria

295 - 373

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Athanasius I of Alexandria (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alexandria (as Athanasius I). His intermittent episcopacy spanned 45 years (c. 8 June 328 – 2 May 373), of which over 17 encompassed five exiles, when he was replaced on the order of four different Roman emperors. Athanasius was a Church Father, the chief proponent of Trinitarianism against Arianism, and a noted Egyptian Christian leader of the fourth century. Conflict with Arius and Arianism, as well as with successive Roman emperors, shaped Athanasius' career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Athanasius of Alexandria is the 87th most popular philosopher (down from 86th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 31st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

Athanasius of Alexandria is most famous for his defense of Christianity in the 4th century.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Athanasius of Alexandria ranks 87 out of 1,267. Before him are Karl Jaspers, Roland Barthes, Herbert Spencer, Ludwig Feuerbach, Theophrastus, and Porphyry. After him are Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Jürgen Habermas, Mencius, Johann Gottfried Herder, and John of Damascus.

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Among people born in 295, Athanasius of Alexandria ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 373, Athanasius of Alexandria ranks 1. After him is Ephrem the Syrian.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Athanasius of Alexandria ranks 28 out of 642. Before him are Rudolf Hess (1894), Anwar Sadat (1918), Imhotep (-2800), Naguib Mahfouz (1911), Hagar (-1800), and Hero of Alexandria (10). After him are Diophantus (201), Nefertari (-1290), Dalida (1933), Umm Kulthum (1898), Joshua (-1355), and Seti I (-1323).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, Athanasius of Alexandria ranks 3. Before him are Origen (185), and Plotinus (203). After him are Philo (-15), Sextus Empiricus (160), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Ammonius Saccas (175), John Philoponus (490), Saadia Gaon (882), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), Valentinus (100), and Ammonius Hermiae (440).

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