Athanasius (disambiguation)

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

There are several saints with this name:

• Athanasius ο κομενταρήσιος (January 4)
• Athanasius of Attalia the Martyr (January 7), Gr. Άτταλείας
• Athanasius the Martyr (January 13)
• Athanasius of Alexandria (January 18), also known as Athanasius the Great (translation of relics celebrated (May 2)
• Athanasius the confessor (February 22)
• Athanasius the Martyr (March 9)
• Athanasius, founder of Meteora monasteries (April 20)
• Athanasius the Martyr, from witchcraft (April 23)
• Athanasius, Bishop of Korinth (May 4)
• Athanasius the New, Bishop of Chriotianoupoleos (May 17)
• Athanasius, the virgin-miracle worker (June 3)
• Athanasius, the "Pentaskinitis" (June 20)
• Athanasius the Martyr, the unknown (June 23)
• Athanasius of "Parios" (June 24), Gr. ο Πάριος
• Athanasius of Athos (July 5)
• Athanasius the Martyr (July 18)
• Athanasius of Kios, the New-Martyr (July 24)
• Athanasius, the Priest martyr (August 22)
• Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk, the Russian (September 5)
• Athanasius of Thessaloniki, the new-Martyr (September 8)
• Athanasius, the first Patriarch of Constantinople (October 28)
• Athanasius, the priest-martyr (October 29)
• Athanasius the Martyr (November 7)
• Athanasius the Russian, the 'Εγκλειστος (December 2)

Withough commemoration:

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

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