on the incarnation by athanasius of alexandria

His writings were well regarded by all Church fathers who followed, in both the West and the East. Gregory of Nazianzus called him the 'Pillar of the Church'. He was known as 'Athanasius Contra Mundum'. He continued to lead the conflict against the Arians for the rest of his life and was engaged in theological and political struggles against the Emperors Constantine the Great and Constantius II and powerful and influential Arian churchmen, led by Eusebius of Nicomedia and others. In June 328, at the age of 30, three years after Nicæa and upon the repose of Bishop Alexander, he became archbishop of Alexandria. Nicaea was convoked by Constantine I in May–August 325 to address the Arian position that Jesus of Nazareth is of a distinct substance from the Father. At the time, he was a deacon and personal secretary of the 19th Bishop of Alexandria, Alexander.

In 325, at the age of 27, Athanasius had a leading role against the Arians in the First Council of Nicaea. He is remembered for his role in the conflict with Arius and Arianism. He is considered to be a renowned Christian theologian, a Church Father, the chief defender of Trinitarianism against Arianism, and a noted Egyptian leader of the fourth century. 8 June 328 – 2 May 373), of which over 17 were spent in five exiles ordered by four different Roman emperors. Athanasius I of Alexandria, St Athanasius the Confessor and (primarily in the Coptic Orthodox Church) St Athanasius the Apostolic, was the 20th bishop of Alexandria.

On the incarnation by athanasius of alexandria