Athenagoras of Athens


Athenagoras of Athens
Bornc. 133
prob. Athens
Diedc. 190
prob. Athens
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Feast6 August [O.S. 24 July] (Eastern Orthodox Church)[1]
AttributesAthenagoras, the Athenian, Philosopher, and Christian (self-styled)

Athenagoras (/ˌæθəˈnæɡərəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀθηναγόρας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος; c. 133 – c. 190 AD) was a Father of the Church, an Ante-Nicene Christian apologist who lived during the second half of the 2nd century of whom little is known for certain, besides that he was Athenian (though possibly not originally from Athens), a philosopher, and a convert to Christianity.

Athenagoras' feast day is observed on 24 July in the Eastern Orthodox Church.[1]

  1. ^ a b [1] "Online Chapel — Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America — Athenagorus the Apologist", Retrieved 2011-07-27

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