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He also wrote a biography of [[Anthony the Great]] that later served as an inspiration to Christian [[monasticism|monastics]] in both the East and the West. The [[Athanasian Creed]] is traditionally ascribed to him, though it is likely not his work.
Athansius was first to introduce the forty-day Lent to the Greek Churches in 337.
[[Image:StAthanasiusShrineinStMarkCathedralCairo.jpg|thumb|St. Athanasius [[Shrine]] (where the saint's [[relics]] are preserved) under St. Mark's Cathedral, Cairo]] The [[saint]] was originally buried in Alexandria. His holy body was later transferred to Italy. [[Pope]] [[Shenouda III (Gayyid) of Alexandria|Shenouda III]] restored the [[relics]] of St. Athanasius to Egypt on [[May 15|15 May]] 1973,<ref>[http://www.avarewase.org/en/map/athanas.htm Saint Athanasius]</ref> after his historical visit to the Vatican and meeting with Pope Paul VI. The relics of St. Athanasius the Great of Alexandria are currently preserved under the new St. [[Apostle Mark|Mark]] [[Coptic]] Orthodox Cathedral in Deir El-Anba Rowais, Abbassiya, Cairo, Egypt.
