A firebrand bishop elected by the Egyptians who flatly refused to reinstate Arius when Constantine pressured him to do so. He fled to Constantinople when it became clear only pro-Arian bishops would attend a new council, was deposed and banished to Trier in his absence, and his exile ultimately outlasted Constantine himself.
Also known as: Saint Athanasius · Athanasius the Great · Athanasius
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A firebrand bishop elected by the Egyptians who flatly refused to reinstate Arius when Constantine pressured him to do so. He fled to Constantinople when it became clear only pro-Arian bishops would attend a new council, was deposed and banished to Trier in his absence, and his exile ultimately outlasted Constantine himself.
“to reinstate him, but the Egyptians had elected a firebrand named Athanasius who flatly refused.”
“Athanasius's exile was to last beyond Constantine's death, and the spiritual unity he craved has”
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