St. Athanasius
296 – 373
Greek

Christian Bishop, persistent opponent of Arianism, and later Saint. The Athanasian Creed reflected his insistence on Christian monotheism, with Father, Son, and Holy Spirit identical and thus one God.

Contemporaries
346–395Theodosius I
350–428Theodore of Mopsuestia
369–427Tao Qian
348–410Prudentius
340–385Priscillian
233–304Porphyry
360–420Pelagius
fl. 350St. Pachomius
fl. 350St. Nicholas
?–355Donatus Magnus
240–320Lactantius
332–363Julian
342–420St. Jerome
291–371St. Hilarion
c. 275–303St. George
360–430Faxian
?–342Eusebius of Nicomedia
264–340Eusebius of Caesarea
304–384St. Damasus I
315–386St. Cyril of Jerusalem
274–337Constantine I
fl. 350Chandragupta II
?–307St. Catherine
329–379St. Basil
354–430St. Augustine
250–336Arius
251–356St. Anthony
339–397St. Ambrose
370–410Alaric I