Athenagoras of Athens
Greek philosopher and Father of the Church (c.133–c.190)
Feast: 24 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Athenagoras (; Ancient Greek: Ἀθηναγόρας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος; c. 115 – c. 190 AD) was an Ante-Nicene Church Father, a 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.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Clement of Alexandria Saint Pupil
- Wikidata Q309772 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Athenagoras of Athens (CC BY-SA)
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