圣阿塔纳西于公元296年出生于亚历山大里亚,他自幼就向往灵性生活。阿塔纳西曾是牧首圣亚历山大的辅祭,并陪同他参加了第一次神圣普世大公会议(公元325年,尼西亚)。因阿塔纳西的学识,以及对正教的投入和热忱而使他在这次大公会议上开始扬名。他沉重地打击了阿里乌的异端邪说,坚定了正教。阿塔纳西起草了《信经》的文字,并在大公会议上被通过。圣亚历山大去世后,阿塔纳西被选举为亚历山大里亚的牧首。他治理亚历山大里亚牧首区长达40年,但并非一直安然稳居教座,因他一生中总是遭受异端者的迫害。皇帝中,他主要曾经遭受过康斯坦蒂努斯皇帝、背教者犹利安皇帝和瓦伦斯皇帝的迫害,主教中,他遭受尼科美底亚主教艾弗塞维和很多其他主教的迫害,异端中,他遭受了异端者阿里乌及其追随者的迫害。阿塔纳西为了躲避迫害者,不得不多次逃亡,甚至隐藏在枯井、古墓、私宅或是沙漠中。还有两次他被迫逃到罗马。只有在他去世前不久的一段时间内,他才得以作为一名牧者在真正爱他的信众中平安地生活。在诸圣教父中,象阿塔纳西遭到这样无情的诽谤、并被如此罪恶地对待的圣人为数不多。为了基督的爱,阿塔纳西忍受了一切,最后终于得以在这可怕的、持久的斗争中获得胜利。阿塔纳西经常拜访圣安托尼,从他那里得到教诲、安慰和道义上的支持。阿塔纳西非常尊敬圣安托尼,将他尊为自己的灵性之父。圣阿塔纳西阐明了伟大的真理,为这真理受尽了千辛万苦,他于公元373年离世安息,作为主的忠仆进入基督永恒的国度。
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