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Athanasius (disambiguation)

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The name Athanasius is Gk. Athanasios, from athanatos "immortal."

There are several saints with this name:


  • St. Athanasius of Limnos, new-martyr
  • St. Athanasius the Demondestroyer (Gr. Δαιμονοκαταλύτης)
  • St. Athanasius, Bishop of Chytron, Cyprus (Gr. Χυτρών, Κύπρου)