Athenagoras of Athens

Saint

Athenagoras of Athens
Saint; Athenagoras of Athens
Born	c. 133; prob. Athens
Died	c. 190; prob. Athens
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Feast	6 August [O.S. 24 July] (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Attributes	Athenagoras, the Athenian, Philosopher, and Christian (self-styled)

Athenagoras (/ˌæθəˈnæɡərəs/; 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]

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

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

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Saint Athenagoras of Athens
Born	c. 133 prob. Athens
Died	c. 190 prob. Athens
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Feast	6 August [O.S. 24 July] (Eastern Orthodox Church)^[1]
Attributes	Athenagoras, the Athenian, Philosopher, and Christian (self-styled)