Athanasius Quotes
Athanasius of Alexandria was a fourth-century Egyptian Christian theologian and bishop and the central defender of Nicene orthodoxy against the Arian doctrine in the decades following the Council of Nicaea. He spent more than seventeen years in five separate exiles for his uncompromising defense of the consubstantiality of the Son with the Father. The quotes below are attributed to Athanasius, organized by topic.
Athanasius on God
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Attributed to Athanasius:
“God became man so that man might become God.”
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Attributed to Athanasius:
“The Word became flesh that we might be made spirit.”
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Attributed to Athanasius:
“He who knows himself knows his Creator.”
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Attributed to Athanasius:
“What is everywhere written, in heaven and on earth, is one and the same Word.”
Athanasius on Truth
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Attributed to Athanasius:
“The truth is not preached by the sword.”