There was no pope named Athanasius. There was, however, a Pope St. ANASTASIUS who was elected November 27, 399.
Athanasius the Great also known as Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria was bishop of Alexandria in Egypt.
Pope Athanasius II of Alexandria died in 496.
Monastery of Saint Athanasius was created in 344.
Saint Athanasius Parish was created in 1959.
Saint Patrick was never a pope.
Np, Saint Athanasius was never an Egyptian ruler.
He would have been appointed to the position by the pope. In the case of Saint Nicholas, that was probably Pope Saint Sylvester I.
Pope Saint Nicholas I, the Great, was canonized on May 8, 868, by Pope Adrian II.
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St. Athanasius was one of the four fathers of the church, along with Sts. Jerome, Ambrose, and Pope Gregory the Great.
The pope became a Christian at the time of Saint Peter the first pope.
He would have been appointed to the position by the pope. In the case of Saint Nicholas, that was probably Pope Saint Sylvester I.